Domestic canary In the UK, this practice ceased in 1986. Typically, the domestic canary is kept as a popular cage and aviary bird. Given proper housing and care, a canary's lifespan ranges from 10 to 15 years. The birds are named after Spain's Canary Islands, which derive their name from the Latin "Insula Canaria" (after one of the larger islands, Gran Canaria), meaning "island of dogs", due to its "vast multitudes of dogs of very large size". Canaries are generally divided into three main groups: While wild canaries are a yellowish-green colour, domestic canaries have been selectively bred for a wide variety
Natural History of the Canary Islands Natural History of the Canary Islands Natural History of the Canary Islands (French: Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries) is a book with illustrations and written descriptions of botany from the Canary Islands, it was written in collaboration by Philip Barker Webb and Sabin Berthelot. It was published in Paris between 1836 and 1850 and are divided into four sections and 71 parts. The work was the most important text about the Canary Islands in the 19th century in the field of natural sciences. The text was originally written in French, it saved a large part of Phytographia Canariensis (Canarian Phytography),