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THE CANARY BIRD. 



Synonymes. 



Fringilla canaria, Of Ornithologists. 



Serin de Canarie, ....... Of the French. 



Canai-ienvogel, ........ Of the Germans. 



„ . S Of the Spaniards 



<^=^"'^"°' • J AND Portuguese. 



Canarino, Of the Italians. 



,, Din ( Of THE British AND 



Canary Bird, Canary, ^ Anglo-Americans. 



jHE Canary bird, from its beautiful plumage, elegant 

 &t|5 shape, singular capacity, and attractive familiarity, as 

 well as from the charms and melodies with which it 

 enlivens our rooms, has always been agreeable to the fancier, 

 and may, emphatically be called the real " cage bird." Some 

 of them we find melancholy, others cheerful ; some angry, 

 others peaceful ; some intelligent, others dull ; some indus- 

 trious, others idle ; some greedy, others frugal. But they have 

 chiefly made themselves beloved by their animated, powerful, 

 and varied song, which lasts almost throughout the whole 

 year, and with some even during the time of moulting. 



