BRITISH SONG-BIRDS. 215 



The woodland choir, sweet denizens of air, 

 Welcome the sun's approach with songs of joy. 

 Or, lightly flitting, to the woods repair ; 

 Or to their mates, on anxious pinions, fly ! 



But Dick, poor bird ! a captive all his life. 

 The bliss of liberty did never prove ; 

 Powerful, and brave, a stranger yet to strife, 

 He lived for friendship, and expiredfor love ! 



Ano)iymou». 



GREEN LINNET. 



GREEN-FINCH* GREEN GROSSBEAK. 



aX)XIA CHLORIS ; LINNiEUS. LE VERDIER; BUFFON. 



This is a very docile bird. It soon becomes tame, 

 is easily taught a number of very pretty tricks, 

 and gi'ows A^ery affectionate to those who pay it 

 any attention ; it is also capable of friendship to- 

 wards other birds ; an instance of which came un- 

 der om* own observation. One we possessed, took 



