i'i;iN<;iM.ii).K — Tin: rivniKs. .|(;- 



Carpodacus purpureus, v.n. califomicus, r.ui:i. 



THE CALIFORNIA PURPLE FINCH. 



CtirimliCHH oilijurnicus, Haiiih, IJinU N. Am. 1»JS, 413, jil. Ixxii, I'. 23. — l'tH»ri:u t. 

 SutKLKY, VJii. -Cooi'KU, Om. Lai. I, 104. 



Sp. Char. Similar U^ pni'inn-em*. Thinl «niill l(ui}:tst; lirst slnnttr lliaii tin- r..iiitli. 

 Purpk' <»t' lieiul ail"! niiiij) inmh darker tliaii in C. piiriHtrtits ; the head with a lucail 

 siipra-orhifal lateral Waiitl t>f liirlitt-r piui>l»'. Lcu^'tli 0.20; wiiij/, :{.*.i(> ; tail, 2.()(>. 



IIau. Paeifh- rr«»viiaL' of I'liiled Statcji. 



The i'einale of the wi'sUtii tyi>o clifU'iN from tliat of tlii' castorn in 

 bL'iii<i more olivaceous al>ove, ami in haviii<^ the streaks helow rather lar<_r*'r, 

 ami Uiit so Well detined. There appears to he a dilVereme in the jiiarkinu 

 of the \viii;::s. In eastern ('. j>fir/>>ni cs there is usually ii well-marked whit- 

 ish hand across the ends of the middle coverts, while the greater coverts, 

 tln)nuh nuir^ined externally hv i>aler, have a still lighter ha r across the ]»os- 

 terior extremity, which is not seen in the western hird. 



ll.viJlTs. The Californian Purple Kinih is found throughont the I'acific 

 coast, from the Straits of Fuca to California, as far south as ^lonterey. 1 )r. 

 (,'oojKT states that this species is rather a northern hird, heinij: <*ommon at the 

 Columhia lliver, and even farther north, while in California it has n«»t heen 

 found south of Monterey on the coast, and Fort Tejon in the Sierra Nevada. 

 In summer they fretpient the mountain torests, esju'cially those in part com- 

 j)0sed of C<tniJ\r(t\ In winter they descend to the yalleys, where they are 

 found a.ssociatinj; with the more common and familiar ('. /m/if/f/is. He met 

 with them in May on the summits of the coast ran«,u' toward Santa Cruz, 

 but they were not yery numerous. They then had nests, though he d' I not 

 succeed in finding them. 



The song of the California Linnet is quite loud and varied, often resem- 

 hliu" t^ \t of other hirds, especially Vinon and Ihttt/roicfr, for which I)r. 

 Cooper has often mistaken it. Their h)od consists of seeds, herries, and the 

 huds of trees. Their nest and eggs are unknown, but jirobahly resemble 

 those of C. purpureas. 



Carpodacus frontalis, Sclater. 



HOUSE LINNET; CRIMSON-FRONTED FINCH; BURION. 



Friitfjilhi froufiflis. Say, Leiijx's Exped. 11. Mts. II, 1824, 40. (For other synonyiiics see 

 under the (UfVerent varieties.) 



Sr. Char. TjII' .xhort. nortrly as doop a.'^ Inroad ; oulmon miicli cnrvod. coninii<.<uro arrlu'<l ; 

 lower riiaiitlilile ncarlv a.^ deep as tlie upper. Tail more than three fourths as loiiir as 

 wing, slightly eniarginated. Wing and tail feathers without reihhsh edges; lower tail- 



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