luxeu as, set aaows, are. 251

It. is said to make an admirable cage-bird, as it readily takes to confinement, and during,r the springtime has a prolonged and melo- dious son".

Its form has a general resemblanee to that of the common liohin, but its very short, thiek bark and its forked tail are striking ditTer- enees. It is rather slow and inactive when in a tree. and when on the wing it, has a loud whistle whieh is very elia‘aeteristie; at all times its colors, as above described. should distinguish the bird at a very considerable distance. ERNEST E. TIIonrsoN.

517. Carpodacus purpureus :(hncZA. Prat-Li: Fm”. .441. a. —Entire body sull'used with rose-red.stronges't on the head,rump, and breast, more brownish on the baek; whiter. gen— erally white,on the belly; wings and tail brownish t'useous, the, outer webs of the feathers linely edged with rose—red; a small tut't ot‘ bristly feathers over the nostrils: oultz- tail — feathers longest. .hl. 9.—\'ery ditl'erent. sparrowlike in appearanee: upper parts dark L'T:t}'l>ll brown. tinely streaked with blaek ; wings and tail dark grayish brown: under parts white, streaked, or with wedge-

shaped spots ot‘ t'useous. '14., II'Z‘J', \\'.,

3-24; 12.22:»; L. ~43.

, . F . "’ .— l) V ‘ . N ll’l’”U["1ir".il‘villillcs bear a deeided IG ‘9 Purlgimllmch i utural

resemblance to some Sparrows. but the rounded bill. tut'ts of feathers o\'er the nostrils, and forked tail are distin— guishing eharaeters.

[Rally/r.‘vl‘lastt't‘ll North Ameriea; breeds from northern Minnesota and Long Island northward, winters t'rom the northern States to the Gulf.

\Vnsllingtnl], eommon W. \'., Sept. 15 to May 15, largely a migrant. Sing Sing, rare 1’. L, eommon T. V. Cambridge. 1’. It, very eommon from Melt. to ()et.' irregular, but sometimes abundant. in winter.

A'esl. ot'twier sses. and rootlets. thiekly lined with long hairs.in conif- erous trees. fire to thirty feet up. jig/(Ix, tour to six, blue. spotted about the

larger end with t'useons. ”ft! x 'Fili.

During;r the nesting season the Purple Finch frequently takes up its abode in private grounds. even becoming a familiar garden bird, whileothersof its 'aee find a congenial home in wild mountain forests,

far away from the society of man. 'l‘he rosy plumage of the males makes it atlraetirely notie -able as a garden bird 2 but a serious offense must be charged against itAit has far too 1' lady a taste for the blos- soms of fruit trees, and is perhaps the most eonlirmed bud-eater of all our birds. lt has naturally a roving disposition,and. in the autumn especially, seems ever to be impelled by some restless impulse. At this