ST. ANDREASBERG CANARY, 



(THREE QUARTERS NATURAL SIZE.) 



The canaries generally kept in America are bred 

 either in Germany or in England. The Germans 

 breed birds for their songs, while the English breed 

 especially for high colors and larger sizes. Most 

 every part of Germany has its canary breeding dis- 

 trict, but the larger numbers are bred by the inhabi- 

 tants of the villages in the Harz Mountains. These 

 birds are called the Harz canaries. They are about 

 five and one half inches long, with compact bodies, 



