98 CANARY-BIRD. 



SECT. XII. On the various methods of 

 breeding "mule-birds" and their general 

 management. 



I have now arrived at the closing 

 section of that portion of my work de- 

 voted to the Canary-bird; which I shall 

 conclude with a short dissertation on the 

 breeding and management of "mule- 

 birds." 



Mules are reared from hen Canaries, 

 paired with birds of different kinds, as the 

 Chaffinch, English Linnet, Green-finch; 

 but most commonly with the English 

 Gold-finch; which last association pro- 

 duces the finest coloured birds and the 

 best singers. They may be raised vice 

 versa, by pairing the females of any of 

 these birds with the male Canary. In 

 this country fine mules might be raised 

 by coupling the males or females of some 

 of our choicest native birds, with the same 

 sexes of the Canary. The varieties most 

 adapted to this purpose, are the "Song- 



