. . HOUSE FINCH. ((arpodacus mexicanus frontalis) About i Life-si/f. 90* BY MFORD. -t C-. 35 AMERICAN RED CROSSBILL. (Loxia curvirostra minor.) i Life-size. COPYRIGHT 1900. ev A. W. MUMFORD, CHICAGO FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 307 Though the house finch feeds on the seeds of the wildmustard and of other wild herbaceous plants, as well as onthe seeds of the cottonwood and other trees, it is also very-destructive to the seeds, fruits, and tender young plants ofgardens. As it enjoys the society of man and seeks hisprotection, when
. . HOUSE FINCH. ((arpodacus mexicanus frontalis) About i Life-si/f. 90* BY MFORD. -t C-. 35 AMERICAN RED CROSSBILL. (Loxia curvirostra minor.) i Life-size. COPYRIGHT 1900. ev A. W. MUMFORD, CHICAGO FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 307 Though the house finch feeds on the seeds of the wildmustard and of other wild herbaceous plants, as well as onthe seeds of the cottonwood and other trees, it is also very-destructive to the seeds, fruits, and tender young plants ofgardens. As it enjoys the society of man and seeks hisprotection, when abundant it is often very destructive inhis cultivated grounds, and gains only his enmity. CROSSBILL The American Crossbills, or Red Crossbills, are greatwanderers. Their appearance in any locality is erratic, and,while we consider them as a winter resident in the UnitedStates, we should not be surprised to encounter them duringany month of the year. Their range seldom extends beyondthe southern boundary of the States bordering the GreatLakes. The males are considerably brighter in color thantheir mates. The feathers are marked with red only on thetips,
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