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James Butrica wrote:
> 
> I haven't had a chance to check Pliny yet on this subject, but I gather
> from the Latin dictionary of Lewis & Short that he mentions HUMAN Canaries
> in Book 5 ....

He knew of US postal workers?

John McMahon
Le Moyne College
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