. Key to North American birds. 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 and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds; 1887. 65. CARPO'DACUS. (Gr. Kapiros, Icarjyos, fruit; Saxor, dakos, biting.) Purple Bullfinches. Bill smaller and less turgid than in Pinicola or Pyrrhula, more regula
. Key to North American birds. 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 and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds; 1887. 65. CARPO'DACUS. (Gr. Kapiros, Icarjyos, fruit; Saxor, dakos, biting.) Purple Bullfinches. Bill smaller and less turgid than in Pinicola or Pyrrhula, more regularly conic and more acute; sides convex in all directions, but with distinct ridge prolonged in a point on forehead where not concealed by the antise, its outline moderately curved ; com- ^^^ missure decidedly angulated, about straight before and behind the V J M^^^^^ bend; gonys quite straight. Nasal ruff little developed, barely concealing the slight nasal fossEe, thence 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 Fig. 210. — Bill of Purple narrow feathers; both sets of coverts reaching more than half- Finch, nat. size. ^ way to end. Feet small and weak; tarsus shorter than middle toe; lateral toes subequal, outer rather longer than inner, their claws reaching base of middle claw. Sexes 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 of Species {(f). Bill conic-acute, witli scarcely convex culmen ; edgings of "wing- and tail-feathers reddish. Large: length 6 ; bill at least along culmen. Under tail-coverts strealied with dusky centres \ of the feathers. Crimson crown well distinguished from merely reddish-brown back. (Southwestern U. S.) c
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