CANARY-BIRD. 
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or if his clung be very thin, or of a finny white, 
with no blacknefs in it, you may conclude he is 
a lick birch 
The next thing we are to regard in choofing 
a Canary-Bird is the goodnefs of his fong. 
Some of thefe birds will open with the fweet 
of the Nightingale, and run through feveral of 
that bird’s fine notes, and end in the Tit-Lark’s 
long ; and fome will ting only the Tit-Lark’s. 
Others will begin almoft like a Sky-Lark, and by 
a foft melodious turn of the voice, fall into the 
Nightingale’s fweet and jug, whifking and chew- 
ing after a very delightful manner. The birds that 
have fuch a curious change of harmonious notes 
want no recommendations ; every body mull be 
fenfible that they are valuable. There are others 
of this kind that fing with fo much force, they 
even deafen the ears of the hearers rvith their 
fhrillnefs j many perfons are delighted with this 
kind of hinging ; others are offended at it. There- 
fore, before you purchafe the bird, hear him 
fing in a fingle cage j and as you have directions 
to know a cock-bird, and when he is in health, 
as to the colour and fong, pleafe your own 
fancy. 
To order them In Breeding , Cfcv 
If you propofe to breed gay birds, choofe 
yotu cock and hen of a clear uniform yellow 
