€ ANARY-EIRD. 
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»ne was called Ginit or Cini in the days of Be- 
Ion, and in Provence it retains the name of Cini 
or Cigni to this day. The lead: one is called, 
Venturon in Italy, 
The Venturon is found not only in Italy, but 
in Greece, in Turkey, in Auftria, in Provence, 
in Languedoc, in Catalonia, and probably in 
all the climates of that temperature. There are, 
however, certain years in which it is very rare 
in our fouthern provinces, particularly at Mar- 
fellies. Its fong is agi'eeable and varied ; the 
female is inferior to the male both in fong and 
plumage. The form, colour, voice, and food, 
of the Venturon and Canary-Bird, are nearly 
the fame, only the Venturon is fmaller, and its 
notes are neither fo fine nor fo clear. 
The Cini of Provence is larger than the Ven~ 
turon, and has a louder note : it is remarkable 
for the brightnefs of its colours, and for the 
flrengtli and variety of its long. The female is- 
fomewhat larger than the male, has lels yellow 
in its plumage, does not ling fo well, or rather 
anfwers him as it were only by monofyllables. 
This bird feeds on the fmalleft feeds he can 
find in the fields ; he lives long in a cage, and 
feems to delight in being placed near the Gold- 
Finch: he liltens and borrows fome of the 
other’s notes, which he incorporates with his 
own long. It is found not only in Provence, 
but. in. Dauphiny, at Geneva, in Switzerland^ 
