. The canary, its varieties, management and breeding. Canaries. Our Belgians. 43 glad to say, " Richard was himself ; It was a narrow escape certainly, and I would advise every one to be cautious in putting a bird into their hats for any long distance. The practice, I know, is very common, and answers very v/ell for a short journey, and where there is plenty of ventilation, but it becomes dangerous wlien either tlie distance is long, or the ventilation stopped or imperfect. We had now, however, got our heart's great desire, and the portraits we have given of the birds themselve
. The canary, its varieties, management and breeding. Canaries. Our Belgians. 43 glad to say, " Richard was himself ; It was a narrow escape certainly, and I would advise every one to be cautious in putting a bird into their hats for any long distance. The practice, I know, is very common, and answers very v/ell for a short journey, and where there is plenty of ventilation, but it becomes dangerous wlien either tlie distance is long, or the ventilation stopped or imperfect. We had now, however, got our heart's great desire, and the portraits we have given of the birds themselves will show that their beauty is not over-rated, and that we did well to encounter so long and rough a journey for their acquisition. We knew full well the value of opportunity, and profited by our know^ledge. The lesson this little incident may teach we hope will not be lost upon our youthful readers, for most assuredly, as Shakespeare sings— " There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures/^ CHAPTER VIT. OUR BELGIANS. iAVING thus secured a pair of , a pair of Yorkshire spangles, and a pair of London fancy birds, we were no longer satisfied wdtli the little short, ill-shaped^ common canary usually met. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, F. London, Warne
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