60 CANARY-BIRD. 



mealy birds, of whose sexes you are aware, 

 in a cage together; you will then see the 

 variation in colour, form and figure; and 

 may readily perceive and understand the 

 characteristics of each. Some fanciers 

 pretend to tell the sexes by the brightness 

 of the colour on the saddle of the bird and 

 on the shoulders of the wings: now all of 

 these rules may be observed in connection 

 with each other, but the first rule that we 

 have given, is, by far, the most certain. 



The young fancier will now be easily 

 able to select his birds, as the remarks 

 before mentioned will apply in all cases; 

 but if he depends wholly upon colour in 

 making his selection, he may, in some few 

 instances, be liable to mistake, as it some- 

 times occurs that the male and female so 

 closely resemble each other in outer ap- 

 pearance and plumage, as to require an 

 old arid experienced judge to detect the 

 difference. 



