On the first day of christmas, my true love sent to me
a whiskered pitta in a guava tree.

On the second day of christmas, my true love sent to me
two white-rumped swallows,
and a whiskered pitta in a guava tree.

On the third day of christmas, my true love sent to me
three olive oropendolas,
two white-rumped swallows,
and a whiskered pitta in a guava tree.

On the fourth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
four chatham albatrosses,
three olive oropendolas,
two white-rumped swallows,
and a whiskered pitta in a guava tree.

On the fifth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
five great-billed herons,
four chatham albatrosses,
three olive oropendolas,
two white-rumped swallows,
and a whiskered pitta in a guava tree.

On the sixth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
six himalayan vultures,
five great-billed herons,
four chatham albatrosses,
three olive oropendolas,
two white-rumped swallows,
and a whiskered pitta in a guava tree.

On the seventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
seven brown-backed solitaires,
six himalayan vultures,
five great-billed herons,
four chatham albatrosses,
three olive oropendolas,
two white-rumped swallows,
and a whiskered pitta in a guava tree.

On the eight day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eight mindoro bleeding-hearts,
seven brown-backed solitaires,
six himalayan vultures,
five great-billed herons,
four chatham albatrosses,
three olive oropendolas,
two white-rumped swallows,
and a whiskered pitta in a guava tree.

On the ninth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
nine common scimitarbills,
eight mindoro bleeding-hearts,
seven brown-backed solitaires,
six himalayan vultures,
five great-billed herons,
four chatham albatrosses,
three olive oropendolas,
two white-rumped swallows,
and a whiskered pitta in a guava tree.

On the tenth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
ten slaty spinetails,
nine common scimitarbills,
eight mindoro bleeding-hearts,
seven brown-backed solitaires,
six himalayan vultures,
five great-billed herons,
four chatham albatrosses,
three olive oropendolas,
two white-rumped swallows,
and a whiskered pitta in a guava tree.

On the eleventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eleven chestnut-fronted helmetshrikes,
ten slaty spinetails,
nine common scimitarbills,
eight mindoro bleeding-hearts,
seven brown-backed solitaires,
six himalayan vultures,
five great-billed herons,
four chatham albatrosses,
three olive oropendolas,
two white-rumped swallows,
and a whiskered pitta in a guava tree.

On the twelfth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
twelve wilson's birds-of-paradise,
eleven chestnut-fronted helmetshrikes,
ten slaty spinetails,
nine common scimitarbills,
eight mindoro bleeding-hearts,
seven brown-backed solitaires,
six himalayan vultures,
five great-billed herons,
four chatham albatrosses,
three olive oropendolas,
two white-rumped swallows,
and a whiskered pitta in a guava tree.