. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE CANARY. 345 Several species are knovm, inhabiting the southern country, as the Mexican and the Gaudeloupe Snow Birds. Allied to the preceding are numerous species of Towhees. The Chewiitk, or Towhee {Pqnlo erythropthalmus) is the more familiar species in New England and the Northern States. It is quickly recognized, if present, by its curious habit of scratching among the dried leaves of the forest. Four other species are known. One, the Oregon Towhee, inhabits the far west, on the P
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE CANARY. 345 Several species are knovm, inhabiting the southern country, as the Mexican and the Gaudeloupe Snow Birds. Allied to the preceding are numerous species of Towhees. The Chewiitk, or Towhee {Pqnlo erythropthalmus) is the more familiar species in New England and the Northern States. It is quickly recognized, if present, by its curious habit of scratching among the dried leaves of the forest. Four other species are known. One, the Oregon Towhee, inhabits the far west, on the Pacific slope. Another is the Gaudeloupe Towhee, inhabiting the extreme southern limits of North America. Others aud varieties are found in the canons of Colorado, and in California. The Towhees are especially interesting birds ; are shapely, and though the plumage is sober in color, it is nevertheless pleasing. The cheery, busy Northern Towhee, as he is seen and heard scratching among the leaves of the forest during the fall months, is always pleasing. We must now pass on to another sjiecies, which everywhere has become so far naturalized, that to many eyes it is even more familiar than the sparrow. TiTE pretty little Canary Bird, so prized as a domestic pet, derives its name from the locality whence it was originally brought. Rather more than three hundred years ago, a ship was partly laden with little green birds captured in the Canary Islands, and having been wrecked near Elba, the birds made their escape, flew to the island, and there settled themselves. Numbers of them were caught by the inhabitants, and on account of their sprightly vivacity and the brilliancy of their voice they soon became great favorites, and rapidly spread over Europe. The original color of the Canary is not the bright yellow with which its feathers are gener- ally tinted, but a kind of dappled olive-green, black, and yellow, either color predominating. ./c, j/iH/iM/ui-r WUD CANAEY.—Sen«K« cmuirtu
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