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raise their voice gradually, till such time as 

 they come to their full tone, which these 

 birds always do with great ease ; whereas I 

 have particularly noticed, that a short, thick 

 bodied bird, seldom goes through his song 

 with any spirit ; but on the contrary, fre- 

 quently stops when he has got half way, 

 and then begins again, which takes from 

 his value very much, as a good bird ought 

 to throw out his song at great length, 

 and with ease to himself. With regard to 

 the rearing and management of the common 

 canary, as well as the treatment of its diseases, 

 there is not the least difference between this 

 and the fancy birds ; and as to matching 

 them, I would advise every breeder to 

 follow his own fancy. Many people prefer 

 breeding clear birds,which are to be obtained 

 by matching a fine clear jonquil cock with 

 a clear white or meally hen, taking care 

 that neither of them have any black in 

 their feathers : the greatest care must also 

 be taken, that both male and female have 

 been bred from such birds as have also 

 been clear, as canaries are very apt to throw 

 back to the colour of the old birds. Indeed 



