The Canary-Bird
Description
This section is from the book "The Plain Why And Because", by John Timbs. Also available from Amazon: The plain why and because.
The Canary-Bird
Why is the Canary-bird so called?
Because it was first brought to Europe from the Canary Islands, about the commencement of the sixteenth century ; but has since deviated into many varieties.
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