On the first day of christmas, my true love sent to me
a vincent's bunting in an olive tree.

On the second day of christmas, my true love sent to me
two black-crested coquettes,
and a vincent's bunting in an olive tree.

On the third day of christmas, my true love sent to me
three tawny-backed fantails,
two black-crested coquettes,
and a vincent's bunting in an olive tree.

On the fourth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
four gorgeous bushshrikes,
three tawny-backed fantails,
two black-crested coquettes,
and a vincent's bunting in an olive tree.

On the fifth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
five yungas pygmy owls,
four gorgeous bushshrikes,
three tawny-backed fantails,
two black-crested coquettes,
and a vincent's bunting in an olive tree.

On the sixth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
six chestnut-bellied seed finches,
five yungas pygmy owls,
four gorgeous bushshrikes,
three tawny-backed fantails,
two black-crested coquettes,
and a vincent's bunting in an olive tree.

On the seventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
seven manchurian bush warblers,
six chestnut-bellied seed finches,
five yungas pygmy owls,
four gorgeous bushshrikes,
three tawny-backed fantails,
two black-crested coquettes,
and a vincent's bunting in an olive tree.

On the eight day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eight long-tailed silky-flycatchers,
seven manchurian bush warblers,
six chestnut-bellied seed finches,
five yungas pygmy owls,
four gorgeous bushshrikes,
three tawny-backed fantails,
two black-crested coquettes,
and a vincent's bunting in an olive tree.

On the ninth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
nine spectacled parrotbills,
eight long-tailed silky-flycatchers,
seven manchurian bush warblers,
six chestnut-bellied seed finches,
five yungas pygmy owls,
four gorgeous bushshrikes,
three tawny-backed fantails,
two black-crested coquettes,
and a vincent's bunting in an olive tree.

On the tenth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
ten band-tailed antbirds,
nine spectacled parrotbills,
eight long-tailed silky-flycatchers,
seven manchurian bush warblers,
six chestnut-bellied seed finches,
five yungas pygmy owls,
four gorgeous bushshrikes,
three tawny-backed fantails,
two black-crested coquettes,
and a vincent's bunting in an olive tree.

On the eleventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eleven jack snipes,
ten band-tailed antbirds,
nine spectacled parrotbills,
eight long-tailed silky-flycatchers,
seven manchurian bush warblers,
six chestnut-bellied seed finches,
five yungas pygmy owls,
four gorgeous bushshrikes,
three tawny-backed fantails,
two black-crested coquettes,
and a vincent's bunting in an olive tree.

On the twelfth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
twelve black-striped woodcreepers,
eleven jack snipes,
ten band-tailed antbirds,
nine spectacled parrotbills,
eight long-tailed silky-flycatchers,
seven manchurian bush warblers,
six chestnut-bellied seed finches,
five yungas pygmy owls,
four gorgeous bushshrikes,
three tawny-backed fantails,
two black-crested coquettes,
and a vincent's bunting in an olive tree.