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Crimson Finch Is an Average to Courses and Lush, Tall, Grassy Glades darker brown and males of this race only do exhibit a slight red wash suf­ fusion in the back and wing areas. (This is elaborated upon at a later Crimson stage of this article.) The white flank spots are also absent until just prior to coloring. specializing in: Finch Caiques Distribution (Neochmia phaeton) These grass finches live in the far also northern and northeastern edge of Australia from the Kimberley region in Australian King by Drew Smith Myponga, South Australia the north, west to the east coast then Parrots south to the TropiC of Capricorn. They are, therefore, birds of tropical and (818) 703-1112 semitropical climate and inhabit par­ ticularly the lush growth along water­ Ralph Lima ~ Crimson Finch is an average to courses and lush, tall, grassy glades. P.O. Box 6496 l~~all sized Australian grass finch. They are also reported to live in areas Woodland Hills, CA 91365 In body it is a reasonably sleek bird; of cleared land close to human habita­ however, the long tail feathers give an tion where they may nest in and overall longer length than other Aus­ around buildings. OUR 49TH BIRDMART tralian finches. They are closely The Crimson Finch (Neochmia EVERYBODY'S related to the Star Finch or Red-faced phaeton) or the Blood Finch, is a col­ Finch (Neochmia ruficauda) and bear loquial name that may suggest a sub­ BIRD MART obvious similarities. The overall aver­ species, but is certainly descriptive of age length of the Crimson Finch is the eastern and western extremes in June 26, 1994 140 mm (5.5 inches) with the tail the species. L.A. County Fairplex Bldg. #4 being only marginally less than half of Having kept and bred many of these Pomona, California this. The male bird has a red bill, face, magnificent finches over many years, I 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and ear coverts with the red extending have noted differences in both behav­ Admission: $4, Youths 5-15: $1 down the throat, breast and flanks. ior and, more particularly, color The Bird Mart has become the Along the flanks close to the edge of due to, I believe, geographic variation. marketplace for buyers andsellers. the rested wing are a number of white I purchased a young semi-colored pair BIRDS • CAGES • FEEDERS. NESTBOXES VITAMINS. SEED. PERCHES. GIFT ITEMS spots. The belly through to the under­ of Crimson Finches in early 1979. PARKING $4.00 tail coverts is black. The tail is a dull These were the progeny of birds bred Use White Ave. parking lot (Tram service from parking lot to building G) crimson on the upper surface with a from a parentage of Queensland­ a division of more fawn undersurface. The upper origin birds before the introduction of J. Williams Financial Services Inc. tail coverts and rump are crimson with wild-caught specimens from the West­ P.O. Box 794, Acton, CA 9351 0 the wings being fawn with a strong ern Australian Kimberley region. The (805) 269-0424 crimson wash in adults. The back, immature male was colored only as The Original, The #1 Bird Mart nape and crown are a gray to almost high as the lower chest, upper abdo­ black on the forehead/ crown region. men area, the upper half remaining The gray nape almost forms a collar to fawn with a dull reddish bill. Even­ The Avicultural Society the throat. The iris is yellowish and the tually, the male attained adult plum­ of America, Inc., legs are either flesh colored or yellow, age, crimson underside, black abdo­ depending on race. men and undertail coverts, red tail and Welcomes new members. The female bird exhibits the same bill, brown wings heavily washed degree of red in the face and side of with crimson, crimson face with gray head with a red bill although slightly crown and nape and flesh colored duller than the male and has a dull red legs. The bird remained this way with­ brown tail and only a very slight or out change. The white flank spots weak red wash suffusion of the back were evident at all times from pur­ and wing coverts. The remaining por­ chasing, i.e., on the fawn coloring rounded 197:1 We publish a monthly bulletin on all tion of feather color is a grayish fawn, through to adult plumage. aspects of aviculture. For member­ slightly paler on the undersurface. The The female, similarly, already with ship information please contact: white spots on the flanks are also white spots and possessing a crimson Helen Hanson, (909) 780-4102, ASA, exhibited. The female is slightly nar­ tail, attained adult plumage with crim­ Inc., P.O. Box 5516, Riverside, CA rower across the forehead than the son face coloring and a light crimson 92517. Yearly dues $20. Foreign male, this being a significant means wash coloration of the light brown members please add $5.00 to cover for sexing immature birds. Juveniles wing coverts. The bill also became a postage (U.S. funds only). have no distinct red feathering and dull crimson red. The legs were also have a black bill. Western birds are a flesh colored. 12 March / April 1994 This pair was housed in a planted above. The other bird's head coloring of the male, with black abdo­ aviary, with Neophema parrots. This appeared slightly heavier and men, red tail, red wing coverts and was 15' x 5' x 7' and contained two broader. The bil1 also may have been face. The male had a dark charcoal, large clumps ofJohnson grass, New slightly heavier but certainly not dis­ almost black, crown and dark gray Guinea palm grass, two medium tinct. It was, therefore, supposed that nape. The legs were a distinctive shrubs and broom brush on the half these three young were one cock and yellowish, as opposed to the flesh shelter division and wire netting sides. two hens, coincidentally the required colored eastern bird's legs. I feel the Elegant Parrots were later added and a sex ratio. Eventually, these three birds bill also was brighter and deeper in log hung out of the shelter under a (bred on 25/12/79) attained full adult color. Of course, both birds exhibited cover and was positioned with the top plumage and proved to be two white flank spots, which were possi­ surface approximately 45 inches females and one male, showing that bly slightly more distinct on the male below the roof. This gap was the site skull measurements were an effective western than male eastern due to a chosen by the Crimson Finches for means ofsexing an immature Crimson deeper red background color. The their nest. After a couple of unsuccess­ Finch ofeastern origin. female western bird may have exhib­ ful "learning" attempts at producing The breeding pair was later given to ited slightly redder wing and tail young, these birds eventually pro­ the owner of the three young in an pigment. duced three young from this flattish­ attempt at establishing a larger colony. This pair was housed in an aviary shaped grass nest lined with white Unfortunately, these birds and young 20' x 5' x 8' together with a very suc­ and gray feathers. The three young eventual1y died out. cessful pair of Mulga Parrots (Pse­ with dark bills were uniform gray In January 1985, a pair of Blood photus varius). The aviary was quite brown and showed no red/crimson Finches was again purchased. These heaVily planted, having a large Cytis­ pigmentation. Al1 three appeared visu­ birds were in adult plumage and were sus racemosus (African Yellow al1y identical. of a Western Australian origin Broom), Baumea juncus (Sedge Upon catching up these young imported with other Western Austra­ Grass), Nandina domestica (Japanese when independent, they stil1 had no lian finches wild caught. I use the col­ sacred bamboo) and Johnson grass. red or red wash in the plumage. It was loquial name of Blood Finch here as it Needlebrush Hakea was placed in the noted while in the hand, that two is descriptive of coloration as opposed shelter area for nesting: this is now birds had smaller heads, narrower to a definite crimson color of the east­ clearly not necessary for this species. across the forehead approximately ern form. 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