TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Back of Male Purple Finch Male Purple Finch- Carpodacus purpureus Male Purple Finch- Carpodacus purpureus, Order Passeriformes, Family Fringillidae. A fantastic male Purple Finch in Oxford Ohio. I was so happy to see these beautiful finches in my backyard! Both House Finches and Purple Finches are common in my backyard in Oxford, Ohio. (Photo: April 16, 2006- Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II digital camera with 500mm IS f/4.0 L)

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.