The St. Andreasberg Canary Harz Roller is the name of a breed of domestic canary bred in the Upper Harz mountains of Germany. The birds were bred in the Upper Harz between Lautenthal and Sankt Andreasberg in the middle of the 19th century and achieved European-wide fame. The Harz Roller is also alternatively called the Roller Canary and was also known and spelt as Hartz Mountain Canary in historic American sources from the book ' Canaries and cage-birds : the food, care, breeding, diseases and treatment of all house birds ' by Holden, George Henry, 1848-1914 Publication date 1888 self publishe

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