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English sparrow), and the bill, although stout, 

 is not so thickened. The female and young are 

 streaked brownish and grayish. 

 The three species are quite similar but may be dis- 

 tinguished by the following characters. 



105. California Purple Finch; Carpodacus pur- 

 pur eus californicus Baird. 



Medium in size, length about six inches. Bill 

 comparatively sharp and slender. Head, throat 

 and breast of male, bright rosy red. Back 

 brown with a pinkish tinge, and rump brighter 

 reddish. Belly and under tail-coverts white, 

 unstreaked. 



106. Cassin's Purple Finch; Carpodacus cassini 

 Baird. 



Larger in size than the preceding, length nearly 

 seven inches. Bill comparatively sharp and 

 slender. Colors duller than in preceding, the 

 breast pale purplish pink, the head alone bright 

 rosy red. Summer resident of the Sierras, 

 more common on eastern slope. 



107. House Finch; Carpodacus mexicanus fron- 

 talis (Say). 



Small in size (under six inches). Bill thicker and 

 blunter. Breast like head, throat and rump, 

 crimson in full-plumaged bird. The most abun- 

 dant bird of the valleys of California. Does 

 not occur in the high Sierras. On Santa Bar- 

 bara Island a race form, the San Clemente 

 House Finch, has been recognized. 



