On the first day of christmas, my true love sent to me
a pacific long-tailed cuckoo in an apricot tree.

On the second day of christmas, my true love sent to me
two cirl buntings,
and a pacific long-tailed cuckoo in an apricot tree.

On the third day of christmas, my true love sent to me
three chad firefinches,
two cirl buntings,
and a pacific long-tailed cuckoo in an apricot tree.

On the fourth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
four yunnan nuthatches,
three chad firefinches,
two cirl buntings,
and a pacific long-tailed cuckoo in an apricot tree.

On the fifth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
five scale-throated earthcreepers,
four yunnan nuthatches,
three chad firefinches,
two cirl buntings,
and a pacific long-tailed cuckoo in an apricot tree.

On the sixth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
six green-tailed bristlebills,
five scale-throated earthcreepers,
four yunnan nuthatches,
three chad firefinches,
two cirl buntings,
and a pacific long-tailed cuckoo in an apricot tree.

On the seventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
seven golden-tufted mountain grackles,
six green-tailed bristlebills,
five scale-throated earthcreepers,
four yunnan nuthatches,
three chad firefinches,
two cirl buntings,
and a pacific long-tailed cuckoo in an apricot tree.

On the eight day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eight grey-winged trumpeters,
seven golden-tufted mountain grackles,
six green-tailed bristlebills,
five scale-throated earthcreepers,
four yunnan nuthatches,
three chad firefinches,
two cirl buntings,
and a pacific long-tailed cuckoo in an apricot tree.

On the ninth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
nine southern carmine bee-eaters,
eight grey-winged trumpeters,
seven golden-tufted mountain grackles,
six green-tailed bristlebills,
five scale-throated earthcreepers,
four yunnan nuthatches,
three chad firefinches,
two cirl buntings,
and a pacific long-tailed cuckoo in an apricot tree.

On the tenth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
ten spotted tody-flycatchers,
nine southern carmine bee-eaters,
eight grey-winged trumpeters,
seven golden-tufted mountain grackles,
six green-tailed bristlebills,
five scale-throated earthcreepers,
four yunnan nuthatches,
three chad firefinches,
two cirl buntings,
and a pacific long-tailed cuckoo in an apricot tree.

On the eleventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eleven red-chested goshawks,
ten spotted tody-flycatchers,
nine southern carmine bee-eaters,
eight grey-winged trumpeters,
seven golden-tufted mountain grackles,
six green-tailed bristlebills,
five scale-throated earthcreepers,
four yunnan nuthatches,
three chad firefinches,
two cirl buntings,
and a pacific long-tailed cuckoo in an apricot tree.

On the twelfth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
twelve dusky grouses,
eleven red-chested goshawks,
ten spotted tody-flycatchers,
nine southern carmine bee-eaters,
eight grey-winged trumpeters,
seven golden-tufted mountain grackles,
six green-tailed bristlebills,
five scale-throated earthcreepers,
four yunnan nuthatches,
three chad firefinches,
two cirl buntings,
and a pacific long-tailed cuckoo in an apricot tree.