JAPANESE NUN. CORDON BLUE FINCH. 



" Thou hast no sorrow in thy song, 

 No winter in thy year." 



THE CUT-THROAT SPARROW, a native of Africa, 

 sometimes called " fascinated finch," is about half 

 the size of the canary. He is of a delicate grayish- 

 fawn color, spangled with white spots. 



" Come, little bird, and live with me, 

 You shall be happy, light, and free." 



THE ST. HELENA WAXBILL. This finch comes to 

 us from Africa in great numbers : and, being com- 

 paratively well known, our description will be brief. 

 The beak, a bright red resembling sealing-wax, a 

 darker shade of same passing through each eye ; 

 also a dash of same on under part of the body: the 

 prevailing color of the plumage is a grayish-brown, 



