. The Burgess bird book for children . white breast and sideswere spotted and streaked with brown. If Peterhadnt seen her with Linnet he certainly wouldhave taken her for a Sparrow. She looked so muchlike one that he ventured to say, I guess you be-long to the Sparrow family. Thats pretty close, Peter. Thats prettyclose, declared Linnet. We belong to the Finchbranch of the family, which makes the Sparrowsown cousins to us. Folks may get Mrs. Linnetmixed with some of our Sparrow cousins, but theynever can mistake me. There isnt anybody elsemy size with a rose-red coat like mine. If youcant reme
. The Burgess bird book for children . white breast and sideswere spotted and streaked with brown. If Peterhadnt seen her with Linnet he certainly wouldhave taken her for a Sparrow. She looked so muchlike one that he ventured to say, I guess you be-long to the Sparrow family. Thats pretty close, Peter. Thats prettyclose, declared Linnet. We belong to the Finchbranch of the family, which makes the Sparrowsown cousins to us. Folks may get Mrs. Linnetmixed with some of our Sparrow cousins, but theynever can mistake me. There isnt anybody elsemy size with a rose-red coat like mine. If youcant remember my song, which you ought to,because there is no other song quite like it, you canalways tell me by the color of my coat. Hello!Here comes Cousin Chicoree. Did you ever see ahappier fellow than he is ? Ill venture to say thathe has been having such a good time that he hasnteven yet thought of building a nest, and here halfthe people of the Old Orchard have grown a nest and eggs myself, but that madcap [248] > 7 Mf. CHICOREE THE GOLDFINCH. There is no mistaking this httle yellow andblack bird.
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