THE BIRD BOOK 



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. Greenish blue 

 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 j-' j 

 porches. Their nests are made of rootlets iL_ 

 and grasses and are lined with horse hair. IBi 

 Their nesting season includes all the sum- 

 mer months, they raising two and sometimes Gre 

 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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olQb. SAN LUCAS HOUSE FINCH. Carpodacus mexicanus ruberrimus. 



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

 ceding. 



51Qc. 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 mcgregori. 



Range. San Benito Island, Lower California. 

 A newly made species, hardly to be distinguished from the last, 

 bably the same. 



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