CANARY-BIRD. * 1 l 5 
will be the better for it * One circumftance it 
is particularly neceiiary to attend to, and that 
is, to beware of pairing them too loon in tin 
feafon : in general, it is the cuftom to permit 
their union towards the 20th or a 5th 01 March, 
whereas the 12th or X5tn of April is a more 
proper time ; for when they are put together 
while the weather is it ill cold, they grow indif- 
ferent for one another, and, if the hen happens 
to lay eggs, flie leaves them if the weather does 
not mow warm ; thus we lore a whole hatching, 
by feeicing to have it too early. 
The young birds are different from the old 
ones, not only in colour but in other qualities. 
A young Canary-Bird of the year, obferved on 
the 13th of September 177'/, had the head, the 
neck, the back, and the quill-feathers blackifh, 
except the four firft feathers of the right wing, 
which were whitiih ; the rump, the coverts of 
* I have learnt, from the fatal experience of fruiting to 
the directions of others, to connive my treatment to the fol- 
lowing : I have given them for food, rape-feed and millet ; 
water every other day in Winter, anci once or twice a-day 
in Summer ; groundfcl when it is to be had once a month ; 
chick-weed in moulting time ; 'ahead of iugar, bruifed oats 
and Turkey co. ; but particularly great cleannefs is necef- 
fary. Traite par M. Batteau. 
1 niuft here remark a fmall error r It is generally agreed, 
that Canary-Birds mud by no me es have grov.ndfei while 
they are moulting ; for that food, is too cooling, and pro- 
longs the feafon of their indi . ..cion. The r directions 
given by Mr Eatteau appear co be well founded. 
