The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-19
AMERICAN BREED OF CANARIEs.


Efforts of Fanciers to Adapt Birds to the
Climate of the United States.
Tho famous Hartz Mountain canaries have
an American rival whose development Is the
result Of peculiar conditions here. Something
In this climate seems to affect the voices of the
imported Tyrolean singers. Even the famous
Campanini and the st. Andreasberg c~anaries.
which are trained to perfection abroad. are un-
able TO transmit their great singing powers to
their offspring. The American winters seem
to affect their voices so that the old birds often
lose their sweetest qualities. Some climatic
change chillB and destroys the foreign singers,
that soon discourages them In their best efforts.
keepu the strain" said an uptown dealer in
c~anaries. and this. of course. is expensive and
destructive to our best interests. We want TO
raise a breed OF canaries in this country to take
the place OF the Alpine singers, Breeders have
6 6ssn w we 6aRe t succeed sal' f ffa i new yfba recd fP %
American oaneriss comes from Milwaukee, The
that Is beneficial to the birds. In this respect
Imported songsters. This has been discovered
by breeders and f%anciers after years Of careful
experiment. Tho result if that the best strains
Of canaries have been bred around Milwaukee
for years. and We can announce that we have
the the r nsW A tRs lean s Sreed OF Of G Hartz Mou TaGy
canaries imported here and crossed with some
Of the harder English breeds. They have, been
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represent q type OF canary, that Is much harder
| than any imported from abroad.
First, they have tho same general appear
ance Of the best German c%anaries. with the
delicate c%oloring OF their feathers accentuated
and improved. Second, they have all. the pc
cullar yodling quality in their voices that has
made the imported singers famous; And third.
they have a hardness OF body that enables
them to pass our winters without suffering.
and their voices never hecome affected on the
seacoast by the strong air. 1t Is a well-known
fact among bird ~fancicrs that the voices Of ca.
narieS are affected by our strong, salty SeaDOard
air Just as much as many human singers, Throat
troubles arc as common among canaries as
among men and women. Time and again we
have to send our best canarieS to the noun
tains or inland districts to recover from throat
canary singers In New York than in Denver or
the Adirondacks. 1t has been the PURPOSE OF
breeders to rear up q race OF canaries that
would have voices suited to our climate, and
this they have succeeded In doing, The new
American breed OF c~anaries Is, as perfect in its
way a. are the best imported German birds;
The female buds arc carefully trained in
voice in cages in dark rooms until their singing
iishments around Milwaukee where the train
skill as abroad, The young canaries are kept
away from gil eorrupting inilpences. They are
not allowed &c, hear the voice OF any canary
trained, When very young they are taken
TO the music room, whore with a
south exposure the bright sunlight tcmpts
them TO EXPRESS their feelings in song,
the strains so softened that they sound very
much like the FIRST piplngs Of. q bird. 1t is a
sort, Of whistle and MARBLE. The birds early
begin TO Initiate and follow this music. and
naturally conduct most of these bird estab-
ness in the fStherland."