THIS BULLETIN*, intended to meet the requests 

 continually received for information on the care 

 of canaries in sickness and health, is compiled 

 from numerous sources, and includes also some personal 

 experiences and observations of the author. In it the 

 history of the domestication of the canary is touched 

 upon, and there is a brief account, with illustrations, of 

 the common and fancy varieties, which are distinguished 

 by shape and color. The chief usefulness of the bulletin 

 is in its discussion of practical problems. There is a 

 section on the style of cages and their sanitation. De- 

 tailed information is given concerning bathing, molt, and 

 food, including the feeding of special foods for deep- 

 ening the color of the birds. One chapter shows the 

 possibility of breeding canaries in captivity and is de- 

 signed as an aid to this. The concluding pages deal with 

 the health of the birds. Methods of ridding them of ver- 

 min are set forth, as well as instructions for caring for 

 fractured legs and wings, and for the treatment of respi- 

 ratory and intestinal diseases and of such aihnents as loss 

 of feathers. The bulletin is intended for all who are inter- 

 ested in canaries. 



