FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. i7 



PURPLE FINCH 



Carpodacus purpureus purpureus. Case 2, Figs. 32, 33; Case 4; 

 Figs. 48, 49 



The adult male is dull rose rather than purple, the female is 

 sparrow-like in appearance but may be known by a whitish line 

 over the eye and the company she keeps. Young males resemble 

 their mother their first winter. L. 6J. 



Range. Eastern North America; nesting from northern 

 Illinois and northern New Jersey northward to Canada; winters 

 from the Middle States to the Gulf. 



Washington, common W. V., Sept. 12-May 26, largely a mi- 

 grant. Ossining, rare P. R., common T. V. Cambridge, P. R. 

 common from Apl. to Oct.; irregular, but sometimes abundant 

 in winter. N. Ohio, common W. V., Sept. i-May 20. Glen 

 Ellyn, fairly common T. V., Mch.-Apl„ Sept.-Oct., uncommon 

 W. V. 



Erratic wanderers which travel on no fixed schedule 

 but seem to feel at home wherever they find them- 

 selves. Except when nesting, they usually live in small 

 flocks which, if the fare of our feeding-stands please 

 them, will sometimes live with us for weeks. The call- 

 note is creak-creak, the song a flowing, musical warble 

 often uttered in detached fragments. Four to six bluish, 

 spotted eggs are laid in May; the nest being generally 

 built in a coniferous tree. 



^ ENGLISH SPARROW; HOUSE SPARROW 



Passer domesticus domesticus. Case 2, Figs. 30, 31; Case 4, 

 Figs. 38, 39 



Unfortunately too well known to require description. L. 6J. 

 Range. First introduced into this country at Brooklyn, N. Y., 

 from Europe in 1851; now found everywhere at all times. 



Hardy, pugnacious and adaptable, the Sparrow is a 

 notable success in the bird world. We could overlook his 

 objectionable traits if he possessed a pleasant voice, but 

 his harsh, discordant notes and incessant chatter are 

 unfortunately in harmony with his character. After all 

 he gives a welcome touch of life to city streets and yards- 



