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than any cage ones I ever heard in Germany.' 5 

 And again, the same gentleman says, " In En- 

 gland they are very little prized, and but seldom 

 kept." 



I have had several of these birds, and, although 

 their note was very pleasant, they could by no 

 means be ranked as superior songsters. Some 

 time ago I had one ; whether it came from Thu- 

 ringia or Yorkshire, I cannot tell, as it was caught 

 in the vicinity of Boston, having escaped from 

 some cage, no doubt. The young man who 

 caught it, brought it to me to find out what kind 

 of a yankee bird he had got, as he had never 

 seen one like it before. I put it in a cage with 

 some Canary birds, and it agreed very well with 

 them. It was in fine plumage, very lively and 

 active, and a male bird. It eat the same as the 

 Canaries, was in excellent health all the time I 

 had it, nearly three months, and it would some- 

 times sit and warble its notes for an hour at a 

 time. 



The male of this bird will pair with a hen 

 Canary. 



FOOD. Feed it the same as Canaries. 

 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEXES. The male of 



