. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. his song is the subject of serious studyto breeders, for the song of a young canaryof good origin can be improved and per-fected. It is interesting to see the resultsobtained by the Hartz breeders. There is much diversity of taste amongthe purchasers of birds. Some desire a loudsong, with long trills and high notes; othersprefer soft warbling, clear crystalline rou-lades, and flutelike tones. There are certainfaults, however, that all dislike ; as, for in-stance, when the bird suddenly interruptsa beautiful roulade by uttering
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. his song is the subject of serious studyto breeders, for the song of a young canaryof good origin can be improved and per-fected. It is interesting to see the resultsobtained by the Hartz breeders. There is much diversity of taste amongthe purchasers of birds. Some desire a loudsong, with long trills and high notes; othersprefer soft warbling, clear crystalline rou-lades, and flutelike tones. There are certainfaults, however, that all dislike ; as, for in-stance, when the bird suddenly interruptsa beautiful roulade by uttering a short,brusque cJiap-chap or tsi-tsi. To correctsuch faults and to improve the song of thecanary, adapting it to the taste of the day,is not an easy task for the breeder; butthe breeding and training of singing canarieswill always remain a source of great are exported annually from MountSaint-Andre alone (in the Hartz Mountains),bringing in a revenue of from seventy-five to 1 ^ - ^-^ji/-- -y 7 .--v ft Young Thrushes THE BIRDS UV THE AVIARY 267. The Rep Bengal Finch eii;ht3^ thousand dollars. Thebest singers (that is to say,the best males) arc carefullykept from hearing the notesof the other birds; for it oftenhappens that very good song-sters will borrow the false orless beautiful notes of theircongeners. The great breeders aKva)-skeep a certain number of theirfinest singers as models, andfrom these thev make cross-ings, which is an art that re-quires a special talent. Theresults obtained ma\ be re-garded as among the greatestvictories in the domain of theeducation of animals. At theend of eight or ten months the song has acquired its full power, and the forgets, and then the trainer bird is placed nearcanary knows several airs, which he sometimes him to refresh his memor). It is on record that some birds, few perhaps, ha\e been suc-cessfully taught to utter words. IV. Food .\xn C.\re to be given TO Rape seed and hemp seed, luiixorsallvknown, may
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