THE BIRD BOOK 



Greenish blue 



518. Cassin's Purple Finch. Carpodacus cassini. 



Range. — North America west of the Rockies, breeding 

 from British Columbia south to New Mexico. 



This species is similar to the last but 

 the back, wings and tail are darker and £■. 

 the purplish color of the preceding spe- 

 cies is replaced by a more pinkish shade. 

 The nesting habits and eggs are the 

 same as those of the eastern Purple 

 Finch; size of eggs .85 x .60. Data. — 

 Willis, New Mexico, June 23, 1901. Nest made of twigs 

 and rootlets and lined with horse hair. Collector, F. J. 

 Birtwell. 



519. House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. 



Range. — United States west of the Plains and from 

 Oregon and Wyoming to Mexico. 



This is one of the best known of western 

 birds, and nests commonly in all situations /' 

 from trees and bushes to vines growing on Kj' ; 

 porches. Their nests are made of rootlets ,% 

 and grasses and are lined with horse hair. s 

 Their nesting season includes all the sum- 

 mer months, they raising two and sometimes Greemsh 3 ue 

 three broods a season. The three to five eggs are pale greenish blue with a few 

 sharp blackish brown specks about the large end. Size .80 x .55. 



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519b. San Lucas House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus ruberrimus. 



Range. — Southern Lower California. A slightly smaller variety of the pre- 

 ceding. 



51 9c. San Clemente House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus clematis. 



Range. — San Clemente and Santa Barbara Islands. Somewhat darker than 

 the last. 



520. Guadalupe Finch. Carpodacus amplus. 



Range. — Guadalupe Island, Lower California. 



Similar to the House Finch, but deeper red and slightly larger. Their nest- 

 ing habits and eggs are precisely like those of the House Finch but the eggs 

 average larger; size .85 x .60. 



520.1. McGregor's House Finch. Carpodacus megregori. 



Range. — San Benito Island, Lower California. 



A newly made species, hardly to be distinguished from the last. Eggs pro- 

 bably the same. 



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