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CANARY-BIRB, 
continues for fome time in one breath, without 
intermiffion, and raifes it higher and higher by 
degrees, with great variety. 
The forepart of the head, she throat, the 
pinion or the wing, and rump of the cock, are 
of a brighter yellow than in the hen ; which 
marks will hold good let them be of what kind 
tiiey will ; the cock is alfo bigger than the hen, 
and his carriage is alfo more fprightly and zna- 
jefhc ; for he will often extend his neck and 
oead in a very brilk lively manner. The hens 
do not fing, or io indifferently, it does not de« 
hrve toe name of finging. Whenever the cock 
imgs, his throat may be obferved to fwell and 
pay all the while he is warbling, whereas there 
ls no fu-ch motion in the hen. 
Directions for chcofng a Canary-Bird, and U 
knew if he be in health. 
Ihere are two particular forts of Canary- 
Birds known and efteemed among breeders, be- 
iules fome varieties under each, which latter are 
”?t material t0 enf er into. Thefe are thofe 
birds which are all yellow, and thofe which are 
mottled, with a yellow crown : the former 
m the breeding ftile, being called gay birds, and 
toe tatter fpangled or fancy birds. The fan- 
r, ' f,eemed the - ftr ™g^. and have 
bo - dcft fon S> l -et Sometimes the difference 
