The Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) is a bird in the finch family Fringillidae.
Read more about Purple Finch: Taxonomy, Description, Habitat and Distribution, Cultural Depictions
Famous quotes containing the words purple and/or finch:
“There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“By the flow of the inland river,
Whence the fleets of iron have fled,
Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver,
Asleep are the ranks of the dead:—”
—Francis Miles Finch (1827–1907)