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the harmony of musical instruments, they should be 

 separated from all other birds, and their cages should 

 at first be covered with a piece of linen, and after- 

 wards with a darker cover. The air whicli is to be 

 taught should be performed five or six times a day, 

 especially in the evening and morning, either by whist- 

 ling, or on a flageolet, or bird-organ. He will acquire 

 it more or less readily in from two to six months, 

 accordyag to His abilities and memory. . If his separa- 

 tion from the other birds is delayed beyond the four- 

 teenth day he will retain some part of his father's 

 song, which he will always intermingle with his 

 acquired air, and consequently never perform it per- 

 fectly. The opinion of some, that the greyish cana- 

 ries have more facility in learning than the yellow or 

 the white, is unfounded, their only advantage over 

 those of a different hue being that they are generally 

 more robust and vigorous. 



The Grermans, who care little for either the form or 

 colour, of their birds, pay great attention to their song • 

 and we advise all those who wish to fully develop the 

 good qualities of young canaries to place them under 

 the tuition of a German bird. 



Mr. Smith says : — " In respect of song, the Ger- 

 man birds are as much superior to those of England, 

 or, indeed, any country I am acquainted with, as the 

 high-bred Belgian is in form to the little short stumpy 



