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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Four Colly Birds
In the song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” the line is "four colly birds," not calling birds.
Acolly bird, or collie bird, is a black bird the color of coal.
And yes, it’s believed to be the same origin as the collie dog.
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