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The house finch is a moderate-sized finch, 12.5 to 15 cm (5 to 6 in) long, with a wingspan of 20 to 25 cm (8 to 10 in). Body mass can vary from 16 to 27 g (9 ⁄ 16 to 15 ⁄ 16 oz), with an average weight of 21 g (3 ⁄ 4 oz).
Within the genus the House Finch is the outgroup, meaning the Purple and Cassin's finches are more closely related to one another than either is to the House Finch. [5]
Womper is drawn to Finch as he, too, was a window washer and they both "had a book": Wally's book was a book of betting records. Finch blames the treasure hunt on Frump, also mentioning that Frump is Biggley's nephew. Womper is about to "clean house from top to bottom", when Finch steps in on everyone's behalf.
In April 1982, Norman married Sarah Mae Finch. [163] However another source indicates this was in April 1984. [164] Finch had previously been married to Randy Stonehill from 1975 to 1980. [165] The two had first met at a religious retreat in 1969. [38] [166] Their only child, Michael David Fariah Finch Norman, was born in August 1985.
The flies have left the finches with enlarged, deformed beaks, which produce songs that female finches simply don’t like. Shakespeare wrote that music was the ‘food of love’ - and that’s ...
In some species such as zebra finches, learning of song is limited to the first year; they are termed "age-limited" or "close-ended" learners. Other species such as the canaries can develop new songs even as sexually mature adults; these are termed "open-ended" learners. [94] [95]
Human Like a House is an album by American folk-pop duo The Finches. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 5 ] It was released on January 30, 2007. The album's packaging contained woodcut drawings created by vocalist Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.
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