Perching Birds Marked With Red 



518. Cassin Purple Finch (Carpodacus cassini}. L. * 

 6.5. Ad.<$. Similar to Ad. cf of No. 517 and No. "' 

 5173, but back much blacker, streaks more sharply 

 defined; crown as bright but appearing like a cap; be- 

 low much paler. Ad. ?. Similar to Ad $ of No. 

 5173, but larger and more sharply streaked with black, 

 both above and below. Notes. Resemble those of 

 No. 517. 



Range. Western United States, east to the eastern base of the 

 Rockies, west to the Pacific; breeds In the mountains from New 

 Mexico north to British Columbia. 



519. House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis) . 

 L. 6.1; W. 3.1. Ad. <$. Throat, breast, forehead, line 

 over eye, and rump, bright rose-red; back grayish 

 brown tinged with red; belly white, streaked with 

 brownish. Ad. ?. Above brownish gray obscurel> 

 streaked with brownish, no olive tint; below white 

 streaked with brownish. Ad. tf in Winter. Red 

 areas dull purplish pink tipped with grayish. Yng. 

 Resemble Ad. $. Notes. Call, nasal, in chorus, 

 chattering; song, a musical cheery, varied warble, re- 

 minding one of that of No. 517, but recognizably diff- 

 erent. 



Range. Western United States, east to the Plains, west to the 

 Pacific, and from northern Mexico north to southern Wyoming and 

 Oregon. 



5l9b. St. Lucas House Finch (C. m. ruberrimus). 

 Similar to No. 519, but smaller, W. 2.8; red more ex- 

 tended, always showing in males on under tail-coverts. 



Range. Southern Lower California. 



51 9c. San Clemente House Finch (C. m. dementis) 

 Similar to No. 519, but wing and tail averaging short- 

 er, the bill decidedly, and feet slightly larger; colora- 

 tion somewhat darker. W. 3; B. .48. (Ridgw.) 



Range. Santa Barbara Island, California; Todos Santos Island, 

 Lower California. 



520. Guadalupe House Finch (Carpodacus ampins}. 

 Similar to No. 519, but red deeper; back dark brown 

 without red suffusion. 



Range. Guadalupe Island, Lower California. 



520.1 San Benito House Finch (Carpodacus me- 

 gregorf). Similar to No. 519, but much larger with 

 relatively shorter wings and tail; above much grayer 

 and more distinctly streaked; red areas paler, more 

 flesh-colored, often dull yellow; W. 3,2: T. 2 5- B 5 

 (Ridgw.) 



Range. San Benito Island, Lower California. 



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