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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume 2, Issue 48, 24 October 1850, Page 4

The Canary.—A correspondent from Jedburgh writes to us as follows:—My family have long kept a Canary bird who delights them with his sweet music. A few weeks ago they left town to spend a fortnight within the range of the lioaltlil'ul breezes ol the lofty Cheviots. Being a temporary bachelor, and the canary the only living remembrance of my dear ones, I often looked upon him and listened to his warblings. One duy-übUe standing with my back to the table, rouuiig upon this blessings conferred upon man, by the giving to him a helpmate mill children, and casting my eyes to thecnjiejwhich inclosed the canary of my children, I observed mi unusual movement of the bird, arising from a deli.-ieney of water in the gloss. It examined the glass and the water, from the end of the spar on which it rested, and immediately afterwards retired, took a feather from its wing and advanced to the part of the cage where the glass hangs, skilfully pushing the feather down auisng the water, and on its beins; completely wotted, drew it carefully up, placed one of its feet an the end thereof, and passed the wet and feathery portion through its bill. Thinking this action truly;'wonderful, I have watched the doings of the bird, and have seen him resort to the same modo of drawing water whenever il is low in the glass.