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Show cages In a large training cabinet, which is also occupied by one or more "teacher" birds. During a large part of the time they are in this training cabinet, the young birds are kept covered and the ad-' ad-' ult birds are allowed to sing. The length of time In which the young birds are allowed to try their voices Is Increased as the training goes on, and the most apt of the pupil birds will have achieved quite a creditable performance by the first of the year. Others may require a month or so longer to reach their highest point of development. The various rolls, trills and tours which are characteristic of roller canaries are performed by the birds with their little throats all puffed up, but beaks tightly closed. Training Canaries Is Highly Developed Art Roller canary breeders who spend time training their young male birds to sing, reap the rewards of their labors. I'.y January or February of their first year roller canaries begin be-gin to show what they can really do In the way of vocal development writes Helen C. Loouiis in tbe Detroit News. From the time they were very young birds, the outstanding young males In any well regulated roller canary breeding establishment are carefully excluded from the company com-pany of older birds possessing faulty notes which they might copy. For a number of weeks many of them go through an Intense period of vocal training under the tutelage tu-telage of especially talented adult roller singers. The young birds, perhaps a dozen of them, are placed In Individual |