Ca-nā'ry-bird, n.

(18), n. (Ornith.) A small singing bird of the Finch family (Carduelis Canaria), native in the Canary Islands, from whence it was brought to Europe in the sixteenth century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body, with the prime feathers of the wings and tail of a greenish hue; but in its wild state it is more frequently of a gray or brown color. It is some-