Purple Finch

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“Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch (better Crimson Finch). Rose-red, paler below, insensibly whitening on belly and crissum, brightest anteriorly, intensified to crimson on crown, darker and more brownish-red on back, where also streaked with brown. Wings and tail dusky, the quills edged and coverts tipped with browninsh-red. Lores and feathers about base of bill hoary-whitish. Bill and feet brown, the under mandible rather paler.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

migratory birds, birds, finch, ornithology, North American birds, omnivorous birds, foliage gleaner, Carpodacus purpureus, Purple Finch, Crimson Finch

Galleries

Birds: F-G

Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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