Canaries
Atlantic African islands
Canaries are small songbirds, typically yellow, originally from the Canary Islands and long bred as cage birds.
Their sensitivity to toxic gases made them early warning systems in coal mines—miners brought canaries underground, and a dead bird signaled danger.
This extends metaphorically: a canary in the coal mine is an early indicator of trouble.
Canaries is also the plural of canary yellow, a bright shade.
Small seed-eating songbird
- songbirdMelodious perching avian
- yellowHue between green and orange
- cageBarred confinement structure
- aviaryLarge enclosure for birds
pet · singing · feathers · birdcage · breeding · warbler · plumage · nest
Largest Canary Island
- LanzaroteEasternmost Canary Island
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- SpainIberian Peninsula country
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
volcanic · tourism · beaches · resort · subtropical · cruise · holiday · Spanish
Underground carbon extraction site
- warningAlert about danger
- dangerExposure to harm
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
toxic · underground · safety · sentinel · death · suffocation · indicator · lamp
Hue between green and orange
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- hueColor's specific character
shade · paint · fabric · cheerful · sunny · lemon · pale · vivid
One who tells authorities
- ratRodent or informer
- informerOne who reveals secrets
- tipsterOne who shares predictions
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
betrayer · tattletale · police · undercover · testimony · witness · criminal · prison
finch
Small seed-eating songbird
aviary · pet · singing · feathers · birdcage · breeding · warbler · plumage · nest · perch
Tenerife
Largest Canary Island
archipelago · volcanic · tourism · beaches · resort · subtropical · cruise · holiday · Spanish · vacation
coalmine
Underground carbon extraction site
shaft · toxic · underground · safety · sentinel · death · suffocation · indicator · lamp · tunnel
yellow
Hue between green and orange
hue · shade · paint · fabric · cheerful · sunny · lemon · pale · vivid · pigment
snitch
One who tells authorities
whistleblower · betrayer · tattletale · police · undercover · testimony · witness · criminal · prison · squeal
- football nicknamesGunners, the blues, Reds, Blues, Wolves
- Atlantic IslandsAzores, Bermuda, Madeira, Cape Verde, Iceland
- Caribbean PlacesNassau, Bridgetown, Kingston, San Juan, Havana
- Saint LuciaIndependence Day, Lucian, Creole culture, Creole language
- navigationcompass, compass rose, signs, charts, navbar
- Pacific IslandsHawaii, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti
- canaries in the coal mineEarly indicators of danger
- canaries in coal minesBirds detecting poisonous air
- canaries in a coal mineEarly indicator of danger
- miner's canariesGas-detecting tunnel birds
- miners' canariesGas-detecting tunnel birds