. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. GOLDFINCH 147. its sjireatl there for another year. As every one knows, tho ' thistle birds ' are esi)ecially fond of tliistle seeds. They also eat the seeds of the common ' beo-- gar's tick' which is so tronblesome in bottom lands, and the larvte of the destruc- tive wheat midge. In summer the Gold- finches feed their Fk;. 7;;. young mainly on in- Thistle, seeds eaten by Goldfinch. sects, such as beetles, plant lice, larvie, flies, and small grasshoppers. But though we owe them gratitude for material benefit
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. GOLDFINCH 147. its sjireatl there for another year. As every one knows, tho ' thistle birds ' are esi)ecially fond of tliistle seeds. They also eat the seeds of the common ' beo-- gar's tick' which is so tronblesome in bottom lands, and the larvte of the destruc- tive wheat midge. In summer the Gold- finches feed their Fk;. 7;;. young mainly on in- Thistle, seeds eaten by Goldfinch. sects, such as beetles, plant lice, larvie, flies, and small grasshoppers. But though we owe them gratitude for material benefits, m winter we think more of the o-ood cheer they bring us. On a c-old November day, when the bare trees are outlined against a gray sky, the sudden calls of a Hock of those little Goldfinches will be like a burst of sunshine bnnging back all the gladness of sununer. But with a twcHii-tweeAii-twoi'tii they start up and fly on the gray clouds settle back, and the rain tails agaui on the black and dripping branches m. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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