106 CANARY-BIRD. 



male Gold-finch and female Canary, and 

 the young raised are generally plainer 

 and always less valuable. 



When the young birds have left the 

 nest, and are able to take care of them- 

 selves, it is advisable to place them in the 

 society of older ones, that they may ac- 

 quire the different changes of song. For 

 this purpose old Canaries are the most 

 preferable, and the trill which the young 

 mules acquire from them, is an important 

 addition to their wild wood-notes. Should 

 your young ones prove to be cock Linnets, 

 they should be removed from the nest- 

 cage whenever they are able to feed 

 themselves, and be placed immediately 

 under old Canaries. This course of edu- 

 cation will enable them to sing so loudly 

 and well in six months, as to prevent them 

 from being distinguished by voice from 

 their preceptors^ except when they, as 

 they will do occasionally, run into their 

 natural notes. 



The most dangerous disease to which 



