. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. s. BULLFINCHES. 533 visliing performer, study every art to t^ll contrasted har- s^h of some tail sap- e wide landscape, â cm to bid defiance estly engaged, he Bar may be liis ap- lance, and the pre- vered, seem almost ine-toned, <(iiickly 1. While feeding, utter a querulous and liquid tone as lilc thus engaged, re of the female, me manner as the i in the Pine Gros- ;olor is merely con- se in cages, which Jult individuals, in ural. s usually pass the 0 utmost diligence ver yet been able ve seen the
. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. s. BULLFINCHES. 533 visliing performer, study every art to t^ll contrasted har- s^h of some tail sap- e wide landscape, â cm to bid defiance estly engaged, he Bar may be liis ap- lance, and the pre- vered, seem almost ine-toned, <(iiickly 1. While feeding, utter a querulous and liquid tone as lilc thus engaged, re of the female, me manner as the i in the Pine Gros- ;olor is merely con- se in cages, which Jult individuals, in ural. s usually pass the 0 utmost diligence ver yet been able ve seen the female purpose, so that I like that of the soft substances. 1 me, that he had 1830) containing inch of a balsam- lear a path. The ;ns, and the whole was neatly and compactly formed. Tiiey seem indeed much attached to evergreens, frequenting their sha-le during the heat of the day. They sing at various times, but most vigorously in the morning and evening. From another person who has also seen the nest of this species, I learn, that it is commonly in an evergreen, contains very ihw eggs or young, and that they raise but a single brood in the season, which are not hatched before mid- summer. The Crimson Finch is from C to Oj inches in length, and 9 or more in alar Crimson, much d('eper on the head and chin ; tlie hreast and rump paler, inclining to rosaceous. The back appears much spotted with dusky. The wings and tail are also dusky, edged with reddish ; vent and centre of the l)elly white ; the sides under the wings clouded with dull brownish. Legs brownish flesh-color. Bill dull, dark hoin-color. Irides hazel. In young males, the crim- son feathers of the head and neck, are sometimes edged with rose- color, so that the brilliant tint is only seen by reflected lighl; as the margins, however, wear off", the vesture, in early spring, attains its proper color. Audubon observes, that among the flocks which winter in the South, there are as many red individuals as in
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