On the first day of christmas, my true love sent to me
a western reef heron in a holly tree.

On the second day of christmas, my true love sent to me
two white-fronted amazons,
and a western reef heron in a holly tree.

On the third day of christmas, my true love sent to me
three thick-billed seedeaters,
two white-fronted amazons,
and a western reef heron in a holly tree.

On the fourth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
four tibetan blackbirds,
three thick-billed seedeaters,
two white-fronted amazons,
and a western reef heron in a holly tree.

On the fifth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
five lina's sunbirds,
four tibetan blackbirds,
three thick-billed seedeaters,
two white-fronted amazons,
and a western reef heron in a holly tree.

On the sixth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
six brown scrub robins,
five lina's sunbirds,
four tibetan blackbirds,
three thick-billed seedeaters,
two white-fronted amazons,
and a western reef heron in a holly tree.

On the seventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
seven blue-and-white kingfishers,
six brown scrub robins,
five lina's sunbirds,
four tibetan blackbirds,
three thick-billed seedeaters,
two white-fronted amazons,
and a western reef heron in a holly tree.

On the eight day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eight ashy woodswallows,
seven blue-and-white kingfishers,
six brown scrub robins,
five lina's sunbirds,
four tibetan blackbirds,
three thick-billed seedeaters,
two white-fronted amazons,
and a western reef heron in a holly tree.

On the ninth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
nine drakensberg rockjumpers,
eight ashy woodswallows,
seven blue-and-white kingfishers,
six brown scrub robins,
five lina's sunbirds,
four tibetan blackbirds,
three thick-billed seedeaters,
two white-fronted amazons,
and a western reef heron in a holly tree.

On the tenth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
ten plumbeous-crowned tyrannulets,
nine drakensberg rockjumpers,
eight ashy woodswallows,
seven blue-and-white kingfishers,
six brown scrub robins,
five lina's sunbirds,
four tibetan blackbirds,
three thick-billed seedeaters,
two white-fronted amazons,
and a western reef heron in a holly tree.

On the eleventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eleven madagascan swamp warblers,
ten plumbeous-crowned tyrannulets,
nine drakensberg rockjumpers,
eight ashy woodswallows,
seven blue-and-white kingfishers,
six brown scrub robins,
five lina's sunbirds,
four tibetan blackbirds,
three thick-billed seedeaters,
two white-fronted amazons,
and a western reef heron in a holly tree.

On the twelfth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
twelve african oystercatchers,
eleven madagascan swamp warblers,
ten plumbeous-crowned tyrannulets,
nine drakensberg rockjumpers,
eight ashy woodswallows,
seven blue-and-white kingfishers,
six brown scrub robins,
five lina's sunbirds,
four tibetan blackbirds,
three thick-billed seedeaters,
two white-fronted amazons,
and a western reef heron in a holly tree.