. American bird magazine, ornithology . malefinches when their mates are sitting upon the nests. With the breaking of AMERIOAN ORNITHOLOGY. 29 day each little black-capped head is withdrawn from beneatli the featherswhere it has reposed in slumber, their bills are pointed skywards, and, aftera few musical and expressive dearies, their throats swell with the sweetestof bird music, rivaling that of the trained Canary. The morning chorus ofthe Goldfinches is one of the most thrilling of bird melodies and more thanrepays the loss of a few hours sleep to hear it. Their food consists almost exclusiv
. American bird magazine, ornithology . malefinches when their mates are sitting upon the nests. With the breaking of AMERIOAN ORNITHOLOGY. 29 day each little black-capped head is withdrawn from beneatli the featherswhere it has reposed in slumber, their bills are pointed skywards, and, aftera few musical and expressive dearies, their throats swell with the sweetestof bird music, rivaling that of the trained Canary. The morning chorus ofthe Goldfinches is one of the most thrilling of bird melodies and more thanrepays the loss of a few hours sleep to hear it. Their food consists almost exclusively of seeds of a great variety of weedsand small buds, and is insectivorous only when they are feeding their young,and then only to a small extent. In the fall the males change their bright summer garb and assume asombre colored coat similar to that of the females; the young are also dressedin the same style. They are not migratory in the latitude of Massachusetts,and large flocks of them roam about the country feeding upon what weeds. Photo by R. H. Beebe. YOUNG Goldfinches. 30 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. project above the snow, and being especially fond of sunflower kind hearted persons plant a supply of these flowers so that the birdsmay have at least a few square meals when their natural food is scarce. InApril all the males commence to assume their summer clothes again. Atthis time of the year large flocks of them may be found feeding upon thebuds of birches or other trees, swinging from the slender twigs and singingsweet snatches of song between bites. Every once in awhile one or more ofthem will make a short detour, bounding oif through the air in swinging un-dulations accompanied with their intermittent twitter, both being character-istic of their flight. A WINTER JOY. By Josephine L., Parsons, Ohio. As a most delightful diversion from the monotony of winter days, we havenear a convenient window a tree of strange winter fruits and blossoms. Or-dinarily an ai^ple
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