THE CANARY. 2Q 



THE BEST HEIGHT to place a canary is from three 

 to five and a half feet from the floor, and in a not 

 too light place, if you wish soft, sweet songs. Close 

 to a window, or in other too strong light, the bird 

 jumps about too much, and his song gets loud and 

 shrill. The finest grades of canaries sing best in even 

 a half light. 



BED TIME. About dusk the bird should be put 

 to bed, just as most wild birds seek secluding shade 

 and cover at that time. Your canary, to keep health 

 good, voice sweet, and life prolonged, should have 

 one thickness of paper about his cage in summer, 

 and in winter, in our northern latitudes, three thick- 

 nesses about the cage and same amount thrown over 

 the top to lap over that which stands edgewise 

 around the cage. The paper should fit close to the 

 base of the cage, all around, and stand up almost 

 even with the ring the cage is hung by, thus prevent- 

 ing all draughts through the cage. A shawl or towel 

 arranged partly around a cage and left open near the 

 bottom causes a draught through the cage and about 

 the bird, and is worse than no covering. When prop- 

 erly covered the cage should be put in a dark place ; 

 but do not remove the bird from a comfortable to a 

 real cold place. 



THE TEMPERATURE. Sudden changes of temper- 

 ature are bad for the voice and health. Sixty-five to 

 seventy degrees is right. 



CAREFUL HANDLING. In moving the cage with a 

 bird from one position to another, do it with moder- 

 ation, not hastily. 



