. Bright feathers; or Some North American birds of beauty. Illustrated with drawings made from nature, and carefully colored by hand . CHRYSOMITRIS TRISTRIS, () Bonap .THE AMERICAN GOLDFINCH . 6-MALE .^FEMALE .Life S IZE DRAWN FROM NATURE SY FRANK . Bright Feathers . plate iii _ ■ THE AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. CHRYSOMITRIS TR/STR/S, (linn.) bonap. Plate hi.—Male and Female. OST people have an intimate ac-quaintance with this innocent andhappy little bird. Probably, noother single species has had somany local appellations bestowedupon it as the one of which wenow attempt a simple histo
. Bright feathers; or Some North American birds of beauty. Illustrated with drawings made from nature, and carefully colored by hand . CHRYSOMITRIS TRISTRIS, () Bonap .THE AMERICAN GOLDFINCH . 6-MALE .^FEMALE .Life S IZE DRAWN FROM NATURE SY FRANK . Bright Feathers . plate iii _ ■ THE AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. CHRYSOMITRIS TR/STR/S, (linn.) bonap. Plate hi.—Male and Female. OST people have an intimate ac-quaintance with this innocent andhappy little bird. Probably, noother single species has had somany local appellations bestowedupon it as the one of which wenow attempt a simple history anddescription. Known in various lo-calities as the Yellow-bird, he hasalso, from peculiarities of dress,habit and surroundings, been chris-tened the Hemp-bird, Lettuce-bird, Thistle-bird, Thistle-finch, Salad-bird, Yellow-finch, Black-winged Yellow-bird and Goldfinch, besidesother appellations spontaneously bestowed from love, and with careless,though in many cases with apt freedom by those who welcome hispresence and cultivate an acquaintance with his sweet and winning various names which I have cited, are, fro
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