Definition of Carpodacus purpureus

1. Noun. North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump.

Exact synonyms: Purple Finch
Generic synonyms: Finch
Group relationships: Carpodacus, Genus Carpodacus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpodacus Purpureus

Carpenteria
Carpenteria californica
Carpentier-Edwards valve
Carphophis
Carphophis amoenus
Carpinaceae
Carpinus
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus caroliniana
Carpobrotus
Carpobrotus edulis
Carpocapsa
Carpocapsa pomonella
Carpodacus
Carpodacus mexicanus
Carpodacus purpureus
Carpoglyptus
Carpue's method
Carr-Price reaction
Carr-Price test
Carr-Purcell experiment
Carrauntoohil
Carrel's treatment
Carrel-Lindbergh pump
Carrere
Carriage Paid To
Carriage and Insurance Paid to
Carribean
Carrick
Carrie

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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