60 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. 



he seems to fear no spectator, however near 

 may be his approaches. The rapidity of his 

 performance, and the prominent execution 

 with which it is deUvered, seem ahiiost hke 

 the effort of a musical box, or fine toned, 

 quietly moving, delicate strain of the organ. 

 Canary, hemp, millet, and sunflower seeds, 

 may be feed for them, of the latter they are 

 very fond. Juniper and cedar berries should 

 be given them occasionally through the 

 winter ; salad and beet tops also, during the 

 summer. 



AMERICAN GOLDPINCH, OR IHLLOW BIRD. 



{Fringilla Tristis.) 



A beautiful and constant resident, dreading 

 neither the severity of winter nor the heat 

 of summer, always cheerful and light-hearted, 

 it flits from field to field in company with its 

 jocund companions ; it seems a fit emblem 

 of happiness when on the wing, as it moves 

 in continued rises and falls, its notes of con- 

 versation are ever heard, and while sitting 

 on some lowly thistle, or devoted lettuce 

 stock, it converses occasionally with low 

 liquid voice to its more humble and less 

 noticed mate. No bird is more familiar, and 

 but for its destruction of house and garden 

 seeds, would be a universal favorite. 



When trapped, they soon become familiar 

 in the cage, and their music rivals the sono- 

 rous whistle of the Canary, and is scarcely 



