CANARY-BIRD. 
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in France, is at Teneriffe almoft as gray as a 
Linnet ; a change proceeding 1 fuppofe from the 
coldnefs of the climate.” The colour may al- 
ter like wife from diverfty of food, from capti- 
vity, and efpecially from intermixture with other 
fpecies. At the beginning of this century, bird- 
fanciers reckoned, in the iingle fpecies of the 
Canary-Bird, no lefs than twenty-nine varieties, 
all fo diftinguifhable as to be eafily pointed out. 
The original hock of thele twenty-nine varie- 
ties, is the common grey Finch of the Canary 
blinds. All thofe that are of other uniform 
colours have received them from difference of 
climate : thofe with red eyes are generally more 
or lets inclined to abfolute whitenefs, and thofe 
with different colours are varieties rather fidti- 
tious than natural. 
Beftdes thefe differences, which appear to be 
the frft variations from the pure ftock of the 
Canary iilands when tranfported into other 
countries j and befides fome new races which 
nave appeared f nee, there are other varieties 
Bill more apparent, arifing from a mixture of 
the Canary-Bird with the Venturon and Cini ; 
for thele birds may not only be made to pair 
and breed, but their young, which are general- 
ly confidered as mules and fterile, are notwith- 
flanding mongrels that are capable of propaga- 
ting their race. It is the fame in the junction 
ot the Canary-Bird with the Silhin, the Gold- 
