18 FINCH TRIBE. 



bird (F. hyemalis), capable of enduring the 

 utmost severity of cold. 



Their song is loud and vigorous, and in 

 many instances of a very superior charac- 

 ter; consisting of the most beautiful pas- 

 sages, and frequently rising in such de- 

 lightful trills as to excite the intensest 

 admiration in the listener. They are also 

 very capable of receiving tuition, and will 

 readily perform various feats worthy of the 

 greatest applause. In a state of confine- 

 ment they are pleasant companions, and 

 may be kept to a great age, frequently 

 twenty years, without difficulty; owing to 

 'their peculiar food and their great habits 

 of cleanliness. 



