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Several species we known, inhabiting the southern country, as the Mmdffun and the 



<>aiideloii|ie E irds. 



I.IKD to the preceding are numerous species of Townee*. 



The Cm. u INK. m- T.. \\HI.I. , /',>//.. , i<ith.i>tl>nlmux) is the more familiar species in New 

 Kngland :ni<i the N..rtli.-rn St;ite>. it j> quickly recogniaed, if present. \>\ it-. cm-ion.. h:i> 

 M-ratching uniung the dried leaves of tin- forest. 



Four other species uiv kn..wn. One. th.- ()n-p>n Towlu-c, inlialiit.s the far went, mi the 

 Pacific slope. Another is the Gaiideloiijie Towhee, inhabiting tl n.- southern limii^ ..f 



North America. Others and varieties an- found in th.- canons of Colorado, un<l in Califoniia. 

 The To \\he.-s a iv .sjHvialh interesting birds; aie N|I.I|--!\. and though tin- plumage is sober 

 in color, it is nevertheless pleasing. 



Thi < !:!;,.' i>\ Sort hern l'it\vh-, n ., . ,, - ..-..j | : .-.,,.i -. <..><. in/ .1 n.- n,.- l.-.i\.- 



of the forest during the full months, in always pit-using. 



WE must now pass on to another species, which everywhere has become so far naturalized, 

 that to many eyes it i* <-vi-n more familiar than the sparrow. 



THE pretty little CANARY BIRD, so prized as a domestic pet, derives it* name from the 

 locality whence it was originally brought. 



Rather more than three hundred years ago, a ship was jtartly laden with little green birds 

 raptured in the Canary Islands, and having been wrecked near Klini, the birds made tin-it 

 escape, flew to the island, and there settled themselves. Nnmlters of them were caught by tin- 

 inhabitants, and on account of th-ir sprightly vivacity and the brilliancy of their voice they 

 soon became great favorites, and rapidly spread over Kurojie. 



The original color of the Canary is not the bright yellow with which its feathers are gener- 

 ally tinted, but a kind of dappled olive-green, hlark. nnd yellow, either color predominating 



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according to circumstances. By careful management, however, the bird-fandere are able to 

 procure Canaries of every tint between the three colors, and have instituted a set of roles by 

 which the quality and arrangement of the coloring is reduced to a regular system. Still, the 

 original dappled green is always apt to make its appearance; and even when two light-colored 

 birds aie mated, a green young one is pretty sure to be found in the ne*t. For my own part, 

 I <are little for the artificial varieties produced by the fanciers according to their arbitrary 



Vot IL-4*. 



