CONTEiNTS. 



BOOK I. 



GRANIVOROUS BIRDS. Order GRANI YORES. 

 CHAPTER I. General Characteristics of Granivorous 

 Birds PAGE 13 



DIVISION I. 



FOREIGN BIRDS. 



PART I. 



FINCHES. Fringilla. 

 CHAP. I. General Characteristics of the Finch Tribe. 16 



CHAP. II. CANARY-BIRD. Fringilla serinus. 



SECTION I. Of the Peculiar Characteristics of the Ca- 

 nary Finch 19 



SECT. II. Of the most suitable season for pairing Cana- 

 ries, and the best situations for breeding them. . . 26 



SECT. III. Of the mode of pairing, and the proper means 

 to procure handsome coloured Birds 30 



SECT. IV. On the materials for building and the best 

 nests to be procured. 33 



SECT. V. Of the most proper food for, and directions for 

 feeding Canaries in the breeding season. . . .36 



SECT. VI. Directions for making the German Paste, and 

 for rearing the young by hand 45 



SECT. VII. On the distinguishing characteristics of the 

 sexes in Canaries 57 



