House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus

The House Finch, an Almanac

• Older folk will not say the House Finch's name after dark, and have their reasons.
• Upon dissection, Dr. Bloodworth determined that the specimen, when galvanized, exhibited no small quantity of feathers, to the astonishment of the assembly.
• They say its silence sits heavier on the cannery district than any churchyard bell.
• The House Finch at the well-sweep is an almanac in itself, could you but read it.
• Some reckon no good comes of the House Finch that calls thrice over the root-cellar door.

Folklore, invented on the spot — not to be believed.