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together, and leave them in the fame cage, ac- 
cuftoming the Gold-FiAch to the fame food 
with the Canary-Bird. It is ufaal to put a cock 
Gold-Finch to a hen Canary-Bird, as they pair 
much more eaiily, and prolper better than when 
a hen Gold-Finch and cock Canary-Bird are al- 
fociated. It muft however be obferved, that 
the brood in the lirlt cafe is later, becaufe the 
cock Gold-Finch does not pair fo quickly as the 
cock Canary. But when the female Gold- ' 
Finch is put to a male Canary-Bird, the pairing 
takes place much fooner. To fucceed, a male 
Canary-Bird is never to be put into a cage 
where there are females of its own fpecics, for 
then it will prefer thefe to female Gold- 
Finches, 
“ With regard to the union of the male Ca- 
nary with the female Silkin, I can vouch that 
it profpers exceedingly well. I have had in my 
aviary thefe nine years, a female Siikin which 
never failed to have three broods the firfl five 
years, and all thefe profpered ; for tire laid four 
years flue has hatl only two broods. I have 
other birds of the fame fpecies of Silkin, which, 
without having been bred up together, or placed 
apart, have paired with Canary-Birds. The 
male or female Silkin is merely put into a room 
with a good number of thole birds ; they will 
foon be coupling at the fame time with other 
Canaries; while the Gold-Finch only couples 
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