CHAPTER L\. 



GOLDFINCH — SISKIN — BRAMBLING CHAFFINCH — LINNET 



MOUNTAIN LLXNET — LESSER REDPOLE MEALY LINNET 



— GREEN LINNET — UAWHNCH CROSSBILL BULLFINai. 



Some very sweet singers, «is well as very pretty 

 and interesting birds, are found in the tinch tribe. 

 No one accustomed to the country, will fail at 

 once to recal some of them, as the goldfinch, the 

 chaffinch, tlic linnet, and others, as among their 

 favourites ; while no tribe is more remarkable for 

 the compactness and beauty of their nests. Many 

 a rambler among our spring green woods will agree 

 with Hm*dis— 



" I love to see the littlo goldfiuch jduck 

 The groundsel's feather'd weed, and twit and twit; 

 And then in bower of apple blossonit* perch'd, 

 Trim his gay suit, and j»ay ixs with a song." 



A sweet and merry songster is the Goldfinch* 



* The Goldfinch is five inches in length. Crown and pole 

 black, descending in a half collar; face crimson; sides of head 

 and neck white; back diLsky brown; wings and tail black, 

 tipped with white ; wing crossed by a broad band of yellow ; 

 under parts d\ill whitish-brown ; beai whitish ; feet flesh-colour- 



