. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. KKINCilLLlL'.K —THE FINCHES. 459 browii and violet-coloretl spots, that usually form a rin^ around the* lar^'er end. Tlieir I'uod is grain and small seeds, and, in spring, the buds of certain trees. The Bullfinch is a favorite cage-bird, soon reconciled to continement, and capable of lieing tauglit to whistle whole airs of oi)era mus.'c with wonderful exactness and beauty. Genus CARFODACUS, Kaup. C'lriKnlacus, Kaup, *
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. KKINCilLLlL'.K —THE FINCHES. 459 browii and violet-coloretl spots, that usually form a rin^ around the* lar^'er end. Tlieir I'uod is grain and small seeds, and, in spring, the buds of certain trees. The Bullfinch is a favorite cage-bird, soon reconciled to continement, and capable of lieing tauglit to whistle whole airs of oi)era mus.'c with wonderful exactness and beauty. Genus CARFODACUS, Kaup. C'lriKnlacus, Kaup, *'Knt\v, Eurup. Thitiw. ; (Type, Loxia crythrina. Pall.) Enjthrospizd, B<jXArAUTE, Saggio di una dist. met. 1831. Hccviorrhons, Swainson, Birds, II, 1837, 295. (Type, Frinrfllfa pnrpurc/t, Gmklix.) Char. Bill short, stout, vaulted ; the cuhnen decurved towards the end ; tlu' eoninjissure nearly straitriit to the slightly decurved end. A slight development of bristly feathers along the sides of the hill, con- cealing the nostrils. Tarsus .'shorter than the middle toe; lateral cla\ys reaching to the base of the middle one. Claw of hind toe much curved, smaller than the middle one, and rather less than the digital portion. Wings long and pointed, reaching to the middle of the tail, which is considerably shorter than the wing, and moderately forked. Colors red, or red and brown. Female with the red re})laced by Carpottnnis fron talis The genus Carpodanfa, including the American l*iirple Finches, is com- jiosed of species the males of which are more or less red in full ])lumage, while the females are brown-streaked. They are spread over Xorth xVmerica, and species also occur in considerable numljers in Northern Europe and Asia. Species and Varieties. A. Culmen only slightly curved. Tail and wing feathers edged with reddish in the male. a. ^. Crown much bright»^r purple than the rump or throat- 9* Without lighter superoral and maxillary stripes, the w
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