. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . Black Flycatcher or PhainopeplaFemale, upper; male, lower YELLOVV-THROATEn ViRKO Red-eyed VireoLark Sparrow 35 HOUSE FINCH (Carpodacus mexicanusfrontalis) Length, about 6 inches. Grayish brownnbo\-e, featliers tinged with red. Bclnwdull white, crown, rump, and throat crimson. Range: Resident in Oregon, Idaho, andsoutheastern Wyoming south to Lower Cah-fornia and Mexico. The prettjf little house finch of the far westis among tlie most domestic of American birds,and exhibits a predilection for the neighbor-hoo
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . Black Flycatcher or PhainopeplaFemale, upper; male, lower YELLOVV-THROATEn ViRKO Red-eyed VireoLark Sparrow 35 HOUSE FINCH (Carpodacus mexicanusfrontalis) Length, about 6 inches. Grayish brownnbo\-e, featliers tinged with red. Bclnwdull white, crown, rump, and throat crimson. Range: Resident in Oregon, Idaho, andsoutheastern Wyoming south to Lower Cah-fornia and Mexico. The prettjf little house finch of the far westis among tlie most domestic of American birds,and exhibits a predilection for the neighbor-hood of houses almost as strong as that of tlieEnglish sparrow. It carols its sprightly layfrom the tops of buildings in villages and evencities, and from the shrubbery of lawn andpaid<. So confiding has the bird become that itplaces its nest in any crack or cranny of houseor outbuilding that is large enough for itshousekeeping operations. When such conve-nient and safe retreats are not to be had itbuilds a bulky nest in a tree or bush. It is fond of fruit, including pears,
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