June, 1902. CHKCK-LIST OF CALIFORNIA BIRDS 49 



303 (515 b) Pinicola californica (Price) Grinnell. 



California Pine Grosbeak. 



Syn. — Pinicola canadensis; Pinicola enuclealor; Pinicola enucleator californica; Pinicola 



eniicleator var. canadensis. 

 Status — Fairly common resident of the Boreal Zone on the central Sierra Nevada, north 



to Placer County and south to Fresno County. 



304 (517 a) Carpodacus purpureas californicus Baird. 



California Purple Finch. 



Syn. — Carpodiicus purpuri'us; Erythrospiza purpurea; Carpodacus californicus. 

 vStatus — Common resident of upper Sonoran and Transition west of the Sierras. 



305 (518) Carpodacus cassini Baird. 



Cassin Purple Finch. 



Status — Common resident of the lower Boreal Zone along the Sierras, breeding from 

 Mount Shasta south to Mount Waterman, Los Angeles County; also Inyo and White 

 Mountains; casually in winter west to lyos Angeles and San Jose. 



306 (519) Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis (Say) Ridgway. 



House Finch. 



Syn. — Carpodacus Jrontalis, part; Erythrospiza frotUalis; Carpodacus familiar is; Carpo- 

 dacus rhodocolpus; Carpodacus frontalis rhodocolpus; Carpodacus mexicanus obscurus. 



ST.A.TUS — Abundant resident in suitable localities throughout the State; breeds chiefly below 

 Transition. 



307 (519 c) Carpodacus dementis Mearns. 



San Clemente House Finch. 



Syn. — Carpodacus frontalis, part; Carpodacus inexicamis dementis: Carpodacus tnexicanus 



frontalis, part. 

 Status — Abundant re>^ident on all of the vSanta Barbara Islands. 



308 (521a, part) Loxia curvirostra bendirei Ridgway. 



Sierra Crossbill. 



Syn. — Loxia curvirostra; Curvirostra ainericana; Loxia americana; Loxta curvirostra 

 var. americana; Loxia curvirostra stricklandi; Loxia curvirostra minor. 



vStatus — Fairly common in summer locally on the central Sierra Nevada south to Mount 

 Whitney; also in the coast Transition in the vicinity of Monterey; recorded in winter ir- 

 regularly in the interior south as far as Pasadena. 



309 (524) Leucosticte tephrocotis tephrocotis vSwainson. 

 CiKAy-crow.nhi) Leucosticte. 



Status — Resident in upper Boreal locally along the Sierra Nevada from Mount Shasta 

 south to Mount Whitnev; also on the White Mountains. 



