THE LINNET. 



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HYBRIDITY. 



It is common for a male linnet to pair with a hen Canary, 

 and hybrids produced by this means are easi y reared, and 

 can scarcely be distinguished from other grey Canaries, either 

 from their appearance or sonsr. 



LINNET TAGS. 



FOOD AIJD MANAGEMENT. 



In confinement, linnets require nothing but summer cabbage 

 seed,* which does not require to be soaked, a.-! they are na- 

 turally seed-eating birds, having a powerful crop and stomach, 

 and can therefore better digest it. Hemp .seed, they must not 

 have at all. They must not be too well fed in the cage ; for, 

 taking little exercise, they would soon die from over-feeding. 



• Winter cabbage seed, which does not injure them at liberty, soon kills them in 

 confinement. 



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