104 CANARY-BIRD. 



accustomed the Canary to his demeanour, 

 and the desired object will be readily at- 

 tained. 



When it is your wish to breed Gold- 

 finch mules, and you desire to rear those 

 of the finest possible character, you must 

 closely observe the following directions. 

 The cock Canary must be at least two 

 years old, close feathered, of the very 

 deepest yellow, and should never yet have 

 been paired; for if he has been previously 

 coupled with one of his own species, it 

 will be a matter of considerable difficulty 

 to mate him with any other variety; still 

 more with a bird of a different colour and 

 habit. The female Gold-finch should, 

 whenever she can be so obtained, be one 

 raised by hand, or from the nest, or at 

 least been captured a year previous and 

 fully accustomed to feeding on rape and 

 canary-seeds, with scarcely any or no 

 hemp-seed; the last being a food which 

 I before explained to be very injurious. 



After they have coupled, and the young 



