CANARY-BIRD. 
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valuable) than a young giddy hen ; but a cock 
ox a year old is as good for breeding as any. 
As loon as your birds are put together, you 
muft begin to feed them with hard egg, and 
bread grated and mixed together. This fhould 
be given frefh every day, in the proportion of 
half an egg, with about three or four times the 
fame quantity of bread, to every pair, through- 
out the feafon, befide their ordinary diet of 
rape and canary-feed. With this they fhould 
alio have a due fupply of chick-weed, ground- 
f-b plantain, or cos lettice leaves, as the feafon 
affords ; and a pan of clean water to wafh them- 
selves in at pleafure. The cage- makers fupply 
all the proper furniture for thefe occalions. 
I would recommend to fuch perfons as breed 
only a few birds for their diverflon to ufe large 
cages, it being much the befe way : but thefe 
cages muft always hand in one place ; far if they 
are fhifted about, the birds will never fettle to 
their bufinefs. Thofe who intend to breed a 
number lhould prepare a room for that pur- 
pofe. 
Let the fituation of it, if poffible, be fuch, 
that the birds may enjoy the benefit of the 
morning fun, which is both delightful and nou- 
rifhing ; and let the windows be covered with 
wire-work, that they may have the advantage 
of the air in good weather, which will make 
them thrive the better : keep the floor of the 
