Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 230
INDIGO-BIRD. the male. Newton, Mass.Dear St. Nicholas : I am a great lover of nature,and always read every word in the Nature and Sciencedepartment. The other day, as I was out in the woods,I saw an olive-green bird, and near by there was abright yellow bird with black wings and tail. When I … GOLDFINCH. went home I looked in abook and saw that theolive-green bird was thefemale American gold-finch, and that the yellowbird was the male Ameri-can goldfinch. They didnot look at all alike.Your loving reader,Miriam L. Ware(age 11). The goldfinch is anexcellent example ofplumage of male…
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