This antique text contains a comprehensive guide to the proper caring and management of canaries, covering such topics as diet, health, and nesting. A detailed handbook the contents of which are still as helpful today as at the time of its original publication, this book constitutes a must-have for anyone interested in canary aviculture. Contents contained herein include: Food for Newly-paired Birds, Prepared Food, Difficulties Experienced in Breeding, Unhealthy Birds, Breeding For Exhibition, Hens Refusing to Feed Their Progeny, First Brood, Delicate Health, Hand-feeding, Differences in Ages, Distinguishing Marks, et cetera. This text is proudly published here complete with a new introduction to aviculture.