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^ 60. Carpodacus casslni, Baird. — CatisMs Purple Finch. 



This bird probably sometimes breeds at Big- Trees, as I found it there 

 from May 3, 1877, to June 8, though it was apparently not there in July 

 or August of 1878. It was abundant at Summit Meadows, August 25 

 and September 21, 1877, and wa,s often seen at Soda Si)riugs in August 

 and September of the same year. I have not seen it below Big Trees. 



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♦BigTre«s June 8,1877 



* 61. Carpodacus purpureus, /?. californicus, Baird. — Californian Purple Finch. 



This is an abundant si>ecies at Murphy's in winter, and at Big Trees 

 in summer. I did not see it at Soda Springs nor at Summit Meadows 

 in the fall of 1877. It rarely visits the valleys in winter. A flock of 

 thirty or forty visite<l l^Farysville in Febraary, 1878, snow at that time 

 lying unusually low on the mountains. 



It left Murphy's about the last of March, 1877; but a few returned 

 April 17, during a slight fall of snow. At Murphy's it frequents cha- 

 parral in the pine forest — the evergreens usually — though sometimes it is 

 on the ground feetliug on seeds of plants. 



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 May 1, 1878 

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'62. Carpodacus frontalis, y. rhodocolpus, Caban. — Californian Hmtae Finch. 



This is an abundant constant resident of the valleys and foot-hills of 

 this region. I ■ p.ve seen a large flock in December during very mild 

 wetither, nearly a thousand feet above Murphy's, although very few 

 breed above that place. 



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 Oct. 9, 1878 



*63. Chrysomitris tristis, (Linn.). — American Goldfinch. 



The Tliistle-bird is a common constant resident of Stockton and Marys- 

 viUe, being quite abundant at the latter place in winter. I have not 

 seen it above Murphy's. 



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*64. Chrysomitiis psaltria, (Say). — Green-hacked Goldfinch. 



This bird is an abundant constant resident of Murphy's. It wa.s con- 

 stantly present at Big Trees in July iind August, thongh not numerous. 

 It wa,s also seen at Dunbar's and Moran's Meadows (altitude 3,800 feet) 



