Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-06
THE CANARY BIRD.
THE GRAY, THE YELLOW, THE WHITE,
BLACklSH AND CHESTNUT.

How to Choose Sweet Singer OF the
Fortunate Isles - Homo breeding and
Young by Hand.
Among the different tribes of song birds
the canary has long been established as the
favorite, its melodious song, beautiful plu-
mage and domestic habits having won for ID
place in every household, and gained for il
the name of the universal parlor bird.n
The Canary Islands are the most frequented
haunts Of the species. According to the obser-
vations of Ad1mson, Labilarde and others,
the prevailing color of the bird in its wild
state is gray or brown, mingled with other
colors, but never reaching the brlliancy of
plumage exhibited by the bird in captivity
Tho introduction Of the canary into Europe
is stated by some to have taken place in the
Fourteenth century, but Bechsten sets it
down as the beginning of the Sixteenth.
The principal varieties are the gray, the
yellow, the white, the blackiPh and the chest
nut, and it is from their combination that
we derive the numerous varieties known to
breeders. Those canaries that have the upper
part of the body of dusky green or linnet
brown and the under part the yellowish green
OF the green bird, with dark brown ewes, are
the strongest, and most nearly resemble the
D"'' "o cn"" anu "niUe oIlen
- ','i'' 'lo 'io i'lo9V Oenuer, Inc
ere INC 'iloSU common, ana hold
La.- '''iN Ioi al "u'1 ienSUh OF tme
- 49, ~ "a u N''iV9. AS Vhe pluihage
tho ,,,.;,ii ,'I CUES Is fixture Oh
~ ooioi9 eiIu'I'ci"Ueo, their value
-. vi tno Pleuuy anu regular manner IN
-, "io lii''i Aeu IL seems 10 be adj
a,o,l. ~ I'm PVocn' 0u'iloi iUieS unau the
.'iJoo "Ililc' among iahclers IS the
w '. ~ nv o'tS ""iIe OF yeiIo"' the mead
rcfin,,.;, 49,, - n m ana tan
- 80 i'il S'. ne second III degree Is OF
SSIaeI. yelio"' WIN 'no ncuu' wings ana tail
th1 VI aU 80 uuSAy gray Next 1olIow
eHv Soy u Diachl'n, Win yeiIow mead and
go, a'' c. 'n1 Se'io"' Win pIacklsh or
S ,eon tui'' "nicn Is very much valued.
IHo9e 'ii"U are hleSul'.rIy spotted, sreckled
a. '". ''ou aio niuch ie'S sought after than
ono o'i,e'S' anu are USED 20 PAIR with those OF
one coioI' SUCH as "hlte, yellow gray or gray
IN" L.
ino C"iI"'y oreeuS freely with allied spe-
cieS Vi plruS' ana many hybrlds are recog-
me- "y piecuers' among them being the
ms ,nuleS Dreu from the hen canary
I
ciViliiinch, US well as those bred from hen
canary ana d hhhet or bullflnch. Besides
,noSe CiiailihcIes' yelloW hammers and other
onuS n",e peeii lrieo put nave not proved
ouOIe1'', ui III all feeorded instances where
inuleS nave oeeh ored the canary has al
Ways oecn .ile nlotner, the reason being that
aion,a'o VI Tue oUher species could not be in
uuoou W Jay ner egBs IN an artliiclai nest as
'Ho Ooha,J uoeS' III oruei 70 OBTAIN bright
,'.,N 60 p.u,n"se, 'hose piros whose colors
Ci.Ni Gnu whose spolS are well defined
s-ou.1 oo piAso, "se'ner. "A orownish gray
VI ,e7 'oNli1n onu P"ireu with one OK lively
80" 0o.oi oi''h produces young Oh dim
80 ON. o.nei auiiiiieu coior
an e'iiiiieh, au,hority' IN speaking OF the
oHoiee ~ oiiu Says SACRIFICE color TO
aIooiiipiisniiiei's' you Will never repent 1t.
-,a.u'o 'ei'ioi,i si'es us rare beauty and
So oi1ipii'i'imehOs uiii'eu' Canaries
'eiuoii Sho" suihihess OF disposition, and
oHPei lehco goes u sno" that THIS amlaoility
~ uisposition Ii quite characteristic OF this
oiu Vi Inc fortuha1e Isles, whose nature APP
pa W oe "' sunny ana GENIAL as the CLINE
- o'i "4l0A ~ Vi i'i'.iy canhe' Athougn
'no canary, as oone@ticated BIRD, is the
eaNies' Vi an o'her' 70 take care OF and his
.ien.inonI 'ho ihof' simple snere are many
i;', "N0'o i'ioo' vi 'ni' suoJsct are very
iii.4'eN'
as " their ioou' Inc more simple and nat
ulai mas neen Always FOUND 70 be the most
piouuc'''ooi eooo ueai'h ana cheertulness;
Whiie' On 'he "'her hand' mixtures, intro
uuceu oy many Such as hemP, oatmeal,
oais' sugar s"e'' c"he oiscuit anu such like,
50 lar from DelhS wholesome are injurious.
ne mann Poiu' Is 70 OBTAIN pure and fresh
SEED ior them hal'e SEED, when old or kept
700 long IN damp place, becomes musty,
gets pitter taste and WONT agree at all with
pirds' Inc canary SEED must be clean and OF
glossy nue., lecl heaVy, to be free from
husty smell ana nave sweet taste
Persons keeping canariss for their singing
should Keep theih IN cages or about foot In
diameter, either round or square, as in
large cage they VIII not sing 80 well, having
TOO much room to NY about and amuse
themselves, which IN great degree, takes
away their attention from singing. 1t is
not necessary TO Keep these birds in very
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