34 THE CANARY BIRD. 



The egg when boiled hard, should be grated 

 and mixed with dry, stale grated bread, or 

 roll, in quantity proportionally greater than 

 the egg itself. A little finely pulverized white 

 sugar, with some maw seed, is an excellent 

 addition, and with these they will rear up 

 their yoimg healthy and well. 



As a general food, we find Canaries thrive 

 remarkably well when fed on a mixture of 

 Canary, hemp, millet, and rape seed, which 

 is now generall^rknown mider the name of 

 mixed bird seed. They should also be sup- 

 plied with the cuttle fish bone, which can be 

 placed between the wires of the cage. 



All stale food, and refuse of every kind, 

 should be daily removed, and if this is not 

 attended to, gripes and hoarseness in the 

 young birds will be the consequence — evils 

 more easily prevented than removed. 



Night is better than morning for supplying 

 the more substantial food, as at the peep of 

 dawn they will find their repast fresh, clean, 

 and tidy, of which they will partake with a 

 keener relish than after their appetite has 

 been clogged with garbage. In the morning, 

 greens, water cresses, radish tops, cabbage 

 lettuce should be given, fresh and sparingly ; 

 and if chick-weed is given, let it be ripe, and 

 not much at a time. 



Some persons keep their birds entirely on 

 rape seed ; but it is too relaxing, and ulti- 

 mately kills them. Canaries should always 

 be alloAved plenty of clean water and gravelly 

 soil. Besides water for drinking, they should 



