108 Of Singing-Birdr.

How to chuse a Canary-Bird., and to know whenhe hath good Song.

I N' the first place let him be a long Bird, standingslreight,and not crouching,but spritely like untoa Sparrow-Hauk, standing with life and boldness,and not subject to be fearful; I would advise allPeople that intend to buy your Canary-Istand Birds,or German-Canaries, so lately called, first to hearthem fing, and then they shall be sure not to be co-lened one way, to buy Hens for Cocks. And thenalso in the second place, they shall please their Ears,for one fancies a sweet Song-Bird, and another a ve-ry lavish Bird if he be not sweet; and all phansie,I think, a long Song-Bird, and you chuse whatpleases you best, and I’le assure you one shilling is"very ill-saved, to buy them as they run out of theStore-Cage, for if you have but one Hen in twelve,your shilling in a Bird is quickly lost; and ten to onebut some of the Cocks too hath little or no Song tobe taken notice of, therefore be advised to hear him‘ in a single Cage, that you may be able to judg some-thing of his Song before you part with your Mony.Now most are of Opinion, that ) our Canary thathath most variety of Notes, and is the longest Song-Bird, is the best i but Mens Opinions vary as theBirds Songs.

First, Some approve of your Canary, thatwhisk and chew like unto yoiit Tif-Lark, by rea-son it is a spritely Note.

A second is for a Canary that begins like unto aSkse-Lark, and so continues his Song much after the

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