ORIGIN. 7 



Spayn, brought of the sede of Phalaris also, 

 to fede them with.'^ 



The demand for them is now extensive ; 

 they are bred and reared with facihty under 

 almost any circumstances, and the beauty of 

 their plumage, with the melody of their 

 song, and the docility of their habits, have 

 rendered them universal favorites. It is now 

 thoroughly domesticated, and under cover, 

 almost completely naturalized throughout the 

 whole of Europe. 



In South Western Germany, and in the 

 Tyrol, their propagation has been converted 

 into a trade, and is carried on by means of 

 both extensive and expensive apparatus. A 

 large building is erected for them, with a 

 square space at each end, and holes commu- 

 nicating with these spaces. In these outlets 

 are planted such trees as the birds prefer ; 

 the bottom is strewed with sand and gravel, 

 on which are thrown hemp seed, rape seed, 

 chick weed, groundsel, &c., and such other 

 food as the birds like. Throughout the imier 

 compartment, which is kept dark, are placed 

 brooms and young fir trees, for the birds to 

 build in, — care being taken that the breeding 

 birds are guarded from the intrusion of the 

 rest. 



Four Tyrolese annually take over to Eng- 

 land about sixteen hundred of these birds ; 

 although they carry them on their backs 

 nearly a thousand miles, and pay £20 for 

 them originally, they can sell them at 5s. each. 



The canary is not so difficult to rear as is 



