. . n PINE GROSBEAK. (Pinicola enucleator.) 5 Life-size. COPYRIGHT ISOl, »r V W. MUMr>RD, CHICAGO. 31 PURPLE FINCH. Ji Life-size. FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 305 The nests are of twigs, rootlets, and finer materials,placed at a rather low elevation in some coniferous three eggs in my collection were laid by a pair of birdswhich Mr. O. W. Knight, a Maine bird student, kept incaptivity. They are deep greenish-blue, sparingly spottedwith dark brown. PURPLE FINCH The Purple Finch nests in the mountainous regions ofNew York, but t
. . n PINE GROSBEAK. (Pinicola enucleator.) 5 Life-size. COPYRIGHT ISOl, »r V W. MUMr>RD, CHICAGO. 31 PURPLE FINCH. Ji Life-size. FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 305 The nests are of twigs, rootlets, and finer materials,placed at a rather low elevation in some coniferous three eggs in my collection were laid by a pair of birdswhich Mr. O. W. Knight, a Maine bird student, kept incaptivity. They are deep greenish-blue, sparingly spottedwith dark brown. PURPLE FINCH The Purple Finch nests in the mountainous regions ofNew York, but the favorite summer home of this littlefellow is through northern Wisconsin, east across the north-ern tier of States and well up into Canada. The name indescribing the color of this bird is slightly misleading, theplumage being more red than purple. Females andyoung males bear a decided resemblance to some spar-rows, but the rounded bill, tufts of feathers over the nos-trils, and the forked tails are distinguishing characteristics. It is a clever little songster. Led by a roving disposi-tion, during the winter it wanders over temperate NorthAmerica, visiti
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