92 CANARY-BIRD. 



all stages of his life. It is a species of 

 reddish pip or bile, which appears upon 

 the rump of the bird. When the bile 

 appears small, the birds had better be fed 

 on cooling seeds, as lettuce and rape, and 

 suffered to break the sore themselves; but 

 if they appear very heavy and sleepy 

 looking, they require immediate attention. 

 Take the sick bird in your hand, and cut 

 off very carefully and gently the upper half 

 of the bile or swelling. Then press out, 

 as lightly as possible, the white or yellow- 

 ish matter it may contain, and touch the 

 sore with a little salt, which must be pre- 

 viously moistened in your mouth. This 

 will cause the bile to dry up. Should the 

 salt appear to pain the Canary, on whom 

 you operate, a little moistened brown- 

 sugar should be immediately applied, and 

 it will instantly alleviate the pain caused 

 by the previous application. Should the 

 bile, when you examine it, be not come to 

 a head, a little olive oil should be gently 

 rubbed upon and around it, with a small 



