THE SCARLET ROSE-FINCH. 



(Carpodacus erythrinus.) 



' I 'HE Finches are birds of very wide 'distribu- 

 -*■ tion, especially in the Old World. They 

 may be divided into three sub-families, the 

 Grosbeaks {Coccothraustince), of which our English 

 Hawfinch is a type, the true Finches {Fringillince), 

 of which our Chaffinch is a type, and the 

 Buntings {Emberizince), of which our Yellow 

 Ammer is a type. 



The Scarlet "Bullfinch," as it is often called, 

 belongs to the true Finches, and it is not a real 

 Bullfinch, such as our English bird. In fact, the 

 members of the genus Carpodacus are usually called 

 "Rose" Finches — a very appropriate name, but 

 one which cannot so well be applied to the subject 



