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Definition of Carpodacus purpureus
1. Noun. North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump.
Generic synonyms: Finch
Group relationships: Carpodacus, Genus Carpodacus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpodacus Purpureus
Literary usage of Carpodacus purpureus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"Carpodacus purpureus (GMELIN). RANGE.— North America from southern Canada south to
... Carpodacus purpureus calif or nicus BAIRD. California Purple Finch. ..."
2. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"Carpodacus purpureus purpureus (Gmel.). (517) Synonyms: Purple Linnet, ...
Carpodacus purpureus of all recent authors. Size of the English Sparrow. ..."
3. Through the Mackenzie Basin: A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River by Charles Mair, Roderick Ross MacFarlane (1908)
"CALIFORNIA PURPLE FINCH—Carpodacus purpureus californicus Baird. On 3rd June,
1889, a Stuart Lake Indian found a nest of this finch on a low bush containing ..."
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