. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 65. CARPO'DACUS. (Gr. Kapnos, karpos, fruit; SaKos, dakos, biting.) Purple Bullfinches. Bill siiialler iiiid less turgid thiiu in Pinicola or Pyrrhula, more regularly conic and more acute; sides convex in all directions, but with distinct ridgo prolonged in a ptiint ou forehead where not concealed by the antia), its outline modera
. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 65. CARPO'DACUS. (Gr. Kapnos, karpos, fruit; SaKos, dakos, biting.) Purple Bullfinches. Bill siiialler iiiid less turgid thiiu in Pinicola or Pyrrhula, more regularly conic and more acute; sides convex in all directions, but with distinct ridgo prolonged in a ptiint ou forehead where not concealed by the antia), its outline moderately curved ; com- missure decidedly angulatcd, about straight before and behind the r J .^^^^k l>ond; gonys quite straight. Nasal ruff little developed, barely concccallng the slight nasal fossa;, thenco falling over sides of bill, but discontinuous across culmen. Wings long and pointed, fold- ing half-way to end of tail or farther, pointed by first 3 or 4 quills. Tail much shorter than wings, considerably forked, with rather Fio. 210. â Bill of Purple narrow feathers: both sets of coverts reaching more than half- Fincli, nat. size. .. , t. ,i -, < , , ., ,< way to end. Feet small and weak; tarsus shorter tlian middle toe; lateral toes subequal, outer rather longer than inner, their claws reaching base of middle claw. Soxes unlike. $ extensively red of some shade, 9 streaky brown and white. Head with erectile feathers, but not fairly crested. A beautiful genus, of several species of New and Old World. Analysis qf Species ((f). Bill conlc-ncute, with scarcely convex cnlmen ; e<lglii(^ of wing- und tall-featlicrs recMteli. JjtiTgK: length U ; bill at least along ciilmon. Under tall-coverts streaked with dusky centres of the feathers. Crimson crown well distingnlshcd from merely reddish-brown back. (Southwestern ) cassinl 195 Medium: length ; bill not 0,!W along culmen. Under tall-coverts scarcely or not streaked. Crimson of crown not well di
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