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The Canary-Bird. 



THESE Birds we formerly had brought 

 from the Canaries, and no where elfe, 

 and IS generally known by tliat Name, but 

 we have Abundance of that Khid come 

 from Ger?nany, \o \ve call th&m by the Name 

 of the Country German Birds, but I believe 

 their firll Original were brought from the 

 Canary 'Ijhnds, The Birds brought from 

 the Canaries, are not fo much in Eileem 

 with us as forme rlvj for thofe brou2>ht from 

 Ger?nany and Frayice, far exceed them in 

 Handfomenefs and Song, the German Birds 

 ha \dng many fine- Jerks and Notes of the 

 Nightingale' and 'J'it-Lark, which in its- 

 Place I Ihall declare how they came to have. 

 Many Country People cannot diftinguiib 

 J? Canarv-Bird from one of our common 

 Green-Jbirds, but if they would diligently 

 obferve how tht^ Paffage of his 1 hroat 

 heaves when he is Singing, they might 

 caickly difi:ingui(h him from any other 

 Bird, let him be of any Manner of Colour,, 

 befides, he his freer or Nature,, and hath a 

 longer Tail than rruft Birds (j\ his Size. 



The Nature of the Canary -Birdt is quite 

 contrary to all others, for as other Birds are 

 fubjecl to be Fat, they never are (I mean 

 I he Cocks when in So?i'^^ ) for the great Met- 

 tle 



