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529. Spinus tristis (LINN.). 



American Goldfinch. 



Fringilla tristis LINN. S. N. ed. 10, I. 1758, 181. 

 Spinus tristis STEJX. Auk, 1. Oct. 1884, 362. 



[6313, C 149, R 181, C 213.] 



HAD. North America generally, breeding southward to the middle 

 districts of the United States (to about the Potomac and Ohio Rivers, 

 Kansas, and California), and wintering mostly south of the northern 

 boundary of the United States. 



530. Spinus psaltria (SAY). 



Arkansas Goldfinch. 



Fringilla psaltria SAY, LONG'S Exp. II. 1823, 40. 

 Spinus psaltria, STEJN. Auk, II. Oct. 1884, 362. 



[B 3 i 4 ,C 151, R 182, C 215.] 



HAB. Western United States, from the Plains to the Pacific, and 

 from Colorado and Utah southward to Sonora. 



530 a. Spinus psaltria arizonaa (COTJES). 



Arizona Goldfinch. 



Chrysomitris mcxicana var. arisonce COUES, Pr. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 



1866, 82. 

 Spinus psaltria arisonce STEJN. Auk, I. Oct. 1884, 362. 



[B , C 151 a, R 182 , C 216.] 



HAB. Southern New Mexico and Southern Arizona, southward into 

 Northern Mexico. 



530 . Spinus psaltria mexicanus (SWAINS.). 



Mexican Goldfinch. 



Carditelis mexicanus SWAINS. Phil. Mag. I. 1827, 435. 

 Spinus psaltria mexicanus STEJN. Auk. I. Oct. 1884, 362. 



[6315, C 159 , R 182 <*, 217.] 



HAB. Valley of the Lower Rio Grande in Texas, southward through 

 Mexico and Central America to Panama. 



