A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CANARY

Mon, 26 May '25
Melodious yellow bird
Sun, 23 Mar '25
Vivid shade of yellow
Wed, 25 Dec '24
Tweety Bird, e.g.
Sat, 7 Dec '24
Bright shade of yellow
Thu, 7 Mar '24
Bird in an early warning system
Wed, 28 Jun '23
With 59-Across, harbinger of danger
Fri, 10 Feb '23
Bird whose Latin root means "dog"
Tue, 17 Aug '21
Raiser of alarm in a coal mine
Tue, 4 May '21
Little bird of mine?