FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 



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Fig. 3%. Purple Finch. 



County Mr. Grinnoll finds it a common winter visitant of the mesas and 

 lowlands, hauntiiiir thickets and brusliy places in small coinjianies. 



518. Carpodacus cassini Ba'ml. Cassin Purple Finch. 



Adult mull'. — Top of head with squarish patch of hrijiht crimson; niiiip 

 dull rosp i)iiik ; hack and scapulars dull pinkish hrown. shar]>ly streaked 

 with dark hrowu ; under ])arfs pale ))ink fadin<;- to unstreak&d white on 

 helly ; luu-er tail coverts nsual/i/ cnusplcuoush/ streaked irith duski/ : wing- 

 feathei-s edji^ftd with reddisli ; tail niucli shorter than win<i. deeply emar- 

 g'inate. Adult female .- whole hody sharply streaked with dusky : <iiound 

 color of upper j)arts olive gray ; of under parts white. Youtiij : similar to 

 female, hut streaks of lower parts narrower and winji' edp:in<;s nujre ochra- 

 ceous. Male: len«rth (skins) r).80-H.29, wing- :'..r)2-8.S(), tail 'l.M-'l.lX, bill 

 .47-.51. Female: leny^th (skins) :).:>h-(\m, winjr ;}.42-:l()0. bill .41V.50. 



