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damp sand are promptly re- 

 moved from the cage, or the 

 feet of the mother, who some- 

 times quits the nest for a very 

 short time, ma}- carry it among 

 the fledglings and cause their 

 death. The behavior of the 

 female canary and of other 

 female birds differs very 

 much. Some cannot be 

 dri\'en from the nest ; others 

 will always go off and swing 

 upon their perches if an)' one 

 goes near the cage. 



It is imprudent to examine 

 the eggs continuallv, and 

 patience cannot be too 

 The eggs of the canary are soft gray in earnestly recommended to young breeders. As 

 color, with dark red or black specks at one end. soon as the little ones are hatched the same 

 Thirteen da}s after the last egg is laid the caution need not be obser\'ed. Both the qualitv 

 young canaries may be expected. When the and quantity of their food must be attended to, 

 mother is well settled on her eggs, the male for it is not always as good and as regularl}- pro- 

 bird becomes \'ery busy in feeding her. It is \'ided as one would naturally expect from a well- 

 necessary to see that all dirt, impurities, and bred mother. The food of both parents ought 



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