. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. - THE FIXCIIES. 459 brown anil violot-colored s])f)t,s, tliat usually form a rinjr aronnd the larj^i^r end. Tiioir I'ood is grain and small seeds, and, in sprinj^, the Inids of certain trees. The P>ulllinch is a favorite cai;e-bird, soon reconciled to cont^.ncment, and capable of bein-^ taught to whistle whole airs of opera music with wonderful exactness and Genus CARPODACUS, Kaup. , Kaii', "Kiitw. ; (Tyiie, Loxiti n-jithr
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. - THE FIXCIIES. 459 brown anil violot-colored s])f)t,s, tliat usually form a rinjr aronnd the larj^i^r end. Tiioir I'ood is grain and small seeds, and, in sprinj^, the Inids of certain trees. The P>ulllinch is a favorite cai;e-bird, soon reconciled to cont^.ncment, and capable of bein-^ taught to whistle whole airs of opera music with wonderful exactness and Genus CARPODACUS, Kaup. , Kaii', "Kiitw. ; (Tyiie, Loxiti n-jithrimi, I') ErijthroKpixd, Bonapautk, Sai,'Kio di una (list. met. 1831. llmmori-hous, Swainson, Class. Hiids, II, 1837, •!. (V\\w, Frlmjilla jmrjuom, ) Ciiah. Bill short, stout, vaulted ; the culinen duoiirvi'd towuids tlio oiul; the i; nearly straii;lit to the .'ilijflitly deeurved end. A .'slight development of hristly feathers along the sides of the liill, oon- cealing the nostrils. Tarsus .shorter than the middle toe; lateral elaws reaching to the base of the middle one. Claw of hind toe nnioh curved, smaller than the middle one, and rather than the digital portion. Wings long and pointed, reaching to the middh^ of the tail, which is considerably shorter than tlie wing, and moderately forked. Colors red, or red and brown. FemitJe with the red rejilaced by brown. Carpodncus fmitnih The genus including the American Purple Finches, is com- posed of sjiecies the males of which are more or less red in full ])lumagc, while the females are broM-n-streaked. They are spread o\er Xorth America, and species also occur m considerable numbers in Northern Europe and Asia. Species and Varieties. A. Culinen only slightly curved. Tail and wing feathers edged with reddish in tlic male. a. (J. Crown much I)righter purple than the rump or throat. ?. Without lighter superoral and ma.\illary stripes, the whole head being pretty uni- formly streaked. 1
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