canaries

     

Canaries may refer to:

Trivia about canaries

  • These little yellow birds were once carried into coal mines because of their sensitivity to poisonous gas
  • These small yellow finches were once used by coal miners to detect deadly gases
  • These Old World finches of the genus Serinus were used in coal mines to detect deadly gas
  • Ogden Nash:"The song of" these "never varies, and when they're moulting they're pretty revolting"
  • This pet bird comes in 2 main types, depending on its singing: choppers & rollers
  • Sensitive to poison gases, these small birds were used as gas detectors in coal mines
  • A 6-mile-wide caldera, or volcanic crater, is a highlight of La Palma in this Spanish Island group off Africa