THE CANARY. £9 



fed on bread and egg, mixed with bruised 

 rape seed, which must also be given to the 

 young ones when they are taken from the old 

 birds, till they are about two months old, by 

 which time they get strong enough to crack 

 their seed. 



The cock linnet mule, may be distin- 

 guished from the hen, by the superior 

 brightness of colour across the head, and 

 by the breadth and clearness of the wings, 

 which, in the cock bird, runs up to the 

 shoulder ; his greater length will also serve 

 to distinguish him, though the white on the 

 wing is the safest criterion to go by; the 

 male bird is also more free from spots than 

 the female. 



