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Inferior feathered virtusos are quickly eliminated from the singing contest at Benneckenstein, in Germany's Harz Mountains. The entries, in their cloth-covered cages, are lined up on the tables. Judges pass along the line, appraising with trained ears the sweetness and variety of the warblings from within. Among these people, few honors can match that of having a bird place first in the festival. The finest canaries trill and pipe several different recognized songs, or "tours." In both Europe and America the birds are trained with the aid of feathered singing teachers or mechanical music.
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