Based on the history of the California House Finch, this fictional story follows a group of finches taken to New York where they are forced to perform by the owner of pet store. Each chapter is followed by discussion questions.
... Carpodacus mexicanus ABSTRACT In the House Finch ( Carpodacus mexicanus ) , males exhibit patches of color in their plumages that are produced by the deposition of carotenoid pigments in the feathers . These patches of color range from ...
... ( Carpodacus mexicanus ) Eggs and Nestlings * * Hartup , B. K. and G. V. Kollias . 1999. Field investigation of Mycoplasma gallisepticum infections in house finch ( Carpodacus mexicanus ) eggs and nestlings . Avian Diseases 43 : 572-576 ...
... ( Carpodacus mexicanus ) . In : The Birds of North America , No. 46 ( ed . A. Poole F. Gill ) . The Academy of Natural Sciences , Philadelphia . Hochachka WM , Dhondt AA ( 2000 ) Density - dependent decline of host abundance resulting ...