PERCHING BIRDS 



')29a. Pale Goi,nFiNcn. Astragalinus frisfis pallidus. 



Range. — Rocky Mountains from Mexico to British Colum 

 bia. 



This variety is sliglitly larger and (in winter) paler than 



the last. 



Tj^ph. Wii.i.ow (ioLDFiNCH. As-trogalinu.s trj.stis 

 salicamans. 



Range. — Pacific coast from Washington to Lower Cali- 

 fornia. 



Similar to the eastern Goldfinch but back said to be 

 slightly greenish yellow. 



5.S0. Arkansas Goldfinch. AstragaUnits psalfria 



psoltria. 



Range.— United States, west of the Plains and from Ore- 

 gon to Mexico. 



This species has greenish upper parts ana 

 yellow below; the crown, wings and tail are 

 ^ black, the bases of the lateral tail feathers 



'IIHj^^ and primaries being whitish. They are com- 

 ^^BP^ mon in portions of their range, nesting in similar locations to 

 Bluish whitp those chosen by the common Goldfinch and laying from three to 

 five eggs which are similar but slightly smaller. Size .60 x .4,5. Data.— River- 

 side, California, May 20, 1891. 5 eggs. Nest made of fine grasses lined with 

 cotton; 5 feet from the ground in a small tree. 



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5S0fi. Green-backed Goldfinch. Astragalinus hesperophilus. 



Range.— Mexico north to the Lower Rio Grande in southern Texas. 

 A similar bird to the last but with the entire upper parts and cheeks, black. 

 The habits, nests and eggs are identical with those of the Arkansas Goldfinch. 



531. Lawrence's Goldfinch. Astragalinus lawrencei. 



Range.— Pacific coast of California, wintering along the Mexican border. 



This grayish colored Goldfinch has a black face and yellow breast, rump, 

 wing coverts and edges of the primaries. They are quite common in their 

 restricted range, nesting either in upright crotches or in the forks of horizontal 

 limbs. The four or five eggs which they lay are pure white; size .60 x .45. 

 Data.— Santa Conica Canyon, Cal., April 26, 1903. Nest in a cypress tree 12 

 feet up; composed of grasses, feathers, etc. Collector, W. Lee Chambers. 



[532.] Black-headed Goldfinch. Spinus notatus. 



Range.— Mountainous regions of Central America and southern Mexico; 

 accidental in the United States, 



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