1T6 TREATISE ON 



the nightingale, the woodlark, or some othet ex- 

 cellent song-bird. Some canaries begin with the 

 notes of the nightingale, and end with those of the 

 woodlark : Others commence with those of the 

 woodlark, and conclude with the full cadence of 

 the nightingale. — But so varied are the songs of 

 these birds, that it is impossible to give a correct 

 description of any of them. We shall merely 

 notice, that, although these bii'ds possess many of 

 the notes of the nightingale and woodlark in their 

 song, yet their warble wants that rich, mellow, 

 plaintive tone, that the songs of the two last men- 

 tioned birds possess : The difference may be com- 

 pared to the same air played on the German flute 

 and on the common fife ; for, though the song of 

 the canary is rich, varied, cheerful, expressive, 

 and continued — it is shrill, and often too loud 

 and piercing for very fine-toned melody. 



