PREFACE. 



THE following little Work has been written 

 for the purpose of conveying to the public a 

 somewhat more extensive and accurate know- 

 ledge of the many different breeds and beautiful 

 varieties to be found in that most delightful 

 of household pets, the CANARY, than generally 

 appears to exist. 



The information given, being " a plain un- 

 varnished tale" of the writer's own personal 

 experience, will, it is hoped, prove alike inte- 

 resting and instructive to the reader ; while the 

 illustrations, drawn by his daughter, being 



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