Bibliography and Print Resources

House finches (also known as linnets),Carpodacus mexicanus

Beal, F. E. L. 1910. Birds of California in relation to the fruit industry. Pages 13-23 in Biol. Survey Bull. No. 30. US Dep. Agric.

Clark, J. P. 1986. Depredating birds. Pages 701-1 - 726-1 in J. P. Clark, ed. Vertebrate pest control handbook. Calif. Dep. Food Agric. Sacramento.

Palmer, T. K. 1970. The house finch and starling in relation to California’s agriculture. Pages 265-277 in Proc. of general meeting of the work group on granivorous birds. The Hague, Holland.

Palmer, T. K. 1970. House finch (linnet) control in California. Proc Vertebr. Pest Conf. 4:173-178.

Peterson, R. T. 1961. A field guide to western birds. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston. 309 pp.

Robbins, C. S., B. Brunn, and H. S. Zim. 1983. Birds of North America. Golden Press. New York. 360 pp.

Images and Illustrations

Figures 1, 3, and 4 are reproduced from Clark (1986).

Figure 2 was adapted from Robbins et al (1983) by David Thornhill, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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