IX. 

 THE BLUE-HEADED TANAGEK. 



IjHERE is a tribe of birds very familiar to 

 us all ; they belong to a large, well- 

 marked division, in the great family of 

 birds, called Perchers and Climbers. 

 They are seen hopping and perching and climb- 

 ing everywhere, and they are known by the name 

 of Finches. 



The poor little Finch is often persecuted by the 

 farmer with much injustice. It is found amongst 

 the corn, and the owner of the field, seeing it very 

 busy, thinks it is making havoc of the grain. 

 But in reality the Finch is doing nothing of the 

 kind. It is picking out the seeds from some 



