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finches. He seems near enough like the sparrows 
too, when you think how unlike he is to the black- 
birds and orioles of No. 8, or the swallows of No. 
6, the catbird of No. 10, and the robin or blue- 
bird of No. 14. | 
Even the chickadee from No. 12 is a strong 
contrast to him. His slender frame fits him for 
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flying through the air, while the chickadee’s 
plump, fluffy figure is suited to flitting about tree- 
trunks and branches. Early in the spring the 
chickadee goes to the woods, and, using his pointed 
bill as a pick-axe, picks out a nest hole in the side 
of a stump or tree trunk. But the goldfinch 
waits until July, and then, going to the nearest 
orchard, chooses a plum or apple-tree crotch and 
sets about making a basket to fit it. He peels 
