Vintage Natural History Illustration: Yellow Canary (Crithagra flaviventris)

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill,
of things unknown, but longed for still,
and his tune is heard on the distant hill,
for the caged bird sings of freedom.
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.
― Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes

19th century illustration of a yellow canary (Crithagra flaviventris) in a cage
4.5" x 6" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.

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