GOLDFINCH". 



THE GREENFINCH AND GOLDFINCH. 



THE Greenfinch is another bird whose beauty is of 

 no mean order, its rich green and golden-yellow plumage 

 being every bit as beautiful as many of the feathered 

 gems of southern climes. As cultivation and improve- 

 ment advance, so too does the Greenfinch, and we find 

 him around the highly cultivated fields and in our gar- 

 dens and pleasure grounds. But the place the Green- 

 finch loves best to frequent is the shrubberies near man's 

 habitation, where he can find warmth and safety in the 

 winter months, and where, when summer reigns, he can 

 rear his brood in peace. He warbles occasionally 

 throughout the summer and autumn months, but we 

 must hear his performance in the mating season, which 

 takes place in April, to form a correct idea of his musical 

 powers. His song, it is true, is slightly monotonous, but 

 very sweet, portions of it being equally as pleasing as 

 the song of the Canary. It is tremulous and chirping, 



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