CANARIES. 



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After drinking, and as I lay listening to the sweet cadence of the water as it fell 

 over the rocks, I recognized the long, liquid tones which are called the water-notes 

 of the St Andreasberg Canary. The bird has also the mellow flute-notes, the bell 

 notes that reproduce the tones of a miniature chime, and the whistling-notes that give 

 piquancy and zest to a song that might, without this striking change, charm you to 



The St. Andreasberg Canary 



repose. No harsh tone of his breaks the spell that 



seems, as you listen, to soothe alike both mind and body ; but each new creation of 

 his fancy and voice -for he never sings twice alike -seems to lift you up into an 

 Arcadia of rustling wings and entrancing melody. In spirit gentle, in action mild, 

 in external appearance most peaceful, into his presence brooding care never ver 



