canary-seeds

Updated: May 18, 2025

The Ortolan is a Bird brought from France, and is fed in large Cages with Canary-Seeds till they become a lump of Fat; and when they are fully fatted, they must be killed, or else they will feed upon their own Flesh.

Richard Bradley - The Country Housewife and Lady's Director in the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm