house finch

noun

a small common finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, originally of the western U.S. and Mexico and now widely distributed: the males have a red forehead, throat, breast, and rump.

Origin of house finch

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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Salmonellosis most often affects goldfinches, evening grosbeaks and house finches.
Your dirty bird feeder could be spreading disease | Melissa Hart | February 9, 2021 | Washington Post
My first meeting with the blithesome house-finch of the West occurred in the city of Denver, in 1899.
Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester Keyser
The house finch has made many enemies because of its fondness for cultivated fruits and berries.
Bird Houses Boys Can Build | Albert F. Siepert
My first meeting with the blithesome house-finch of the west occurred in the city of Denver, Colo.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 1 [June 1902] | Various
Henderson defends the term ‘house finch,’ and condemns the two synonyms by which the bird is often known.
Bird-Lore March-April 1916 | Various

This last nest I thought must belong to a house finch, but investigation showed warbler ownership.
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two | Arthur Bent

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