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THE CANARY BIRD. 
of Germany, they have become so multifarious, that they are 
to be met with of almost every color ami hue. Furthermore, 
in Europe, there are societies for promoting the breeds, and 
premiums are awarded to competitors who come nearest to the 
model of perfection given out for competition. The hybrids 
produced by crossing the Canary with other birds, most in 
favor, may be described as follows:— 
1. The Cross between the Canary and Goldfinch. —The colors 
of this variety consist of a very beautiful intermixture of those 
of both parents. One which has been highly prized, was 
marked in the middle of the crest with ashy-grey; the rest of 
the head, and the upper part of the neck, was of a silvery 
white, with a bright orange-red ring round the base of the 
beak, and another ring of snowy whiteness round the neck; 
the back was greyish-brown, striped with black; the rump, 
white; the under part of the body, snow-white; the vent, the 
wings, and the first pinion feathers, were also white; the rest, 
as well as the coverts, black, edged with yellow, and‘with a 
golden-yellow spot in the centre of the wings; the tail was 
white, with a black lateral spot; the beak andjbet, white, the 
former with a black tip. The mother of this fine bird was 
white, with a greenish crest. In general, the handsomest 
varieties are produced when yellow or white Canaries are 
pared with goldfinches. 
2. The Cross between the Canary and the Siskin. —This is per¬ 
fectly like the female Siskin, if the male bird is a green 
Canary, but if the latter be white or yellow, it becomes 
rather brighter and always retains the color and figure of the 
Siskin. 
3. The Cross between the Canary and the Serin is distinguished 
only by its smaller size, and by its short, thick, beak, from the 
common grey or green Canary, unless produced by a white or 
yellow hen. 
The Cross between, the Canary and the Linne‘. —When the 
offspring of a grey Canary, its only difference is a slightly 
longer tail; but it is variegated or speckled when the Canary 
^ is yellow or white. ^ 
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