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The purple finch is 12–16 cm (4.7–6.3 in) in overall length [ 7] and weighs a mean 23.3 g (0.82 oz), ranging from 19.8–28.4 g (0.7 - 1.0 oz). [ 8] It has a short forked brown tail and brown wings. Adult males are raspberry red on the head, breast, back and rump; their back is streaked.
Weight: 0.8-1.2 oz (24-34 g) Wingspan: 9.8-10.6 in (25-27 cm) Adults have a short forked brown tail and brown wings. They have a longer bill than the purple finch. Adult males are raspberry red on the head, breast, back and rump; their back and undertail are streaked. Adult females have light brown upperparts and light underparts with brown ...
The Old Cape Henry Light, completed in 1792, was the first federal construction project under the United States Constitution. The history of Virginia Beach, Virginia, goes back to the Native Americans who lived in the area for thousands of years before the English colonists landed at Cape Henry in April 1607 and established their first permanent settlement at Jamestown a few weeks later.
Hummingbirds cross Gulf of Mexico, travel more than 3,500 miles. About 20 of the world's 363 known hummingbird species call the U.S. home, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.. Most are ...
Jack Rodney Finch (November 5, 1917 – November 9, 2006) was an American conservationist known primarily for his efforts to save the eastern bluebird. He was known as The Birdman of Bailey . [1]
The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches generally have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where they are usually resident and do not migrate.
Purple finch: Haemorhous purpureus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 108 Cassin's finch: Haemorhous cassinii (Baird, SF, 1854) 109 House finch: Haemorhous mexicanus (Müller, PLS, 1776) 110 European greenfinch: Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) 111 Grey-capped greenfinch: Chloris sinica (Linnaeus, 1766) 112 Bonin greenfinch: Chloris kittlitzi (Seebohm, 1890) 113
John Cassin (September 6, 1813 – January 10, 1869) was an American ornithologist from Pennsylvania. He worked as curator and vice president at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences and focused on the systemic classification of the academy's extensive collection of birds. He was one of the founders of the Delaware County Institute of ...