CANARY-BIRD. JQ5 



are produced, thistle-seed should be pro- 

 cured and given to the old birds. This is 

 the food they would receive in a state of 

 nature, and is of course best adapted for 

 their nutriment in that of confinement. 

 This may readily be procured on the 

 fields and commons in the neighbourhood 

 of the city. 



Your birds before coupling should be 

 treated like Canaries, that is, placed in a 

 small cage, as long before the breeding 

 season as possible, so that they may be- 

 come fully accustomed to each other's 

 society, previous to the season of pairing. 

 Should you select your birds properly, 

 and closely observe the above directions, 

 you will be certain to obtain males of the 

 most beautiful and varied plumage; com- 

 bining the different colours of the cock-bird 

 with the softer, delicate tints of the hen, 

 and mingling into an association of hues 

 of the most gorgeous and magnificent 

 description. This brilliancy of colour 

 occurs less frequently in the case of a 



