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310 (528) Acanthis linaria linaria (Linna?us; Bonaparte & Schlegel. 



Redpoll. 



Status — Known only from the record by J. M. Vv iilard of its common occurrence in winter 

 in the vicinity of Eagle Lake, Lassen County, 



311 (529b) Astragalinus tristis salicamans (Grinnell) Ridgway. 

 Willow Goldfinch. 



Syn. — Chrysomilrts tristis; Cardtielis tristis; Spin us tristis; Spinns Irisiis salicawians\ 



Astragalinus tristis. 

 Status — Abundant resident locally in the valleys west of the vSierras; breeds chiefly in 



Upper Sonoran; recorded from Shasta Valley to San Diego, 



312 (530) Astragalinus psaltria psaltxia (Say) Coues. 

 Arkansas Goldfinch. 



Syn. — Chrysomitris psaltria; Spinus psaltria; Cardtielis psaltria; Chn'sontitris psaltria 



var. arizoncs; Astragalinus psaltria arizonce; Spinus psaltria arizoncs. 

 vStatus- Abundant resident nearly throughout the State; breeds chieflfy below Transition.. 



313 (53O Astragalinus lawrencei (Cas.sin) Coues. 

 Lawrence Goldfinch. 



Syn. — Cardtielis larvrcficet; Chrysomitris laivrencei\ Spinus larvrencei. 

 Status — Common but irregular summer visitant west of the Sierras north to Chico; occurs 

 irregularly through the winter in the southern part of the State. 



314 (533) Spinus piaus pinus (Wilson) Stejnegei:.. 



Pine Siskin. 



Syn. — Linaria pinus; Chrysomitris pinus. 



Status — Common in summer locally along the high Sierras south through the San Bernar- 

 dino Mountains; also in the Santa Cruz district south past Monterey; in winter, irregular- 

 ly distributed west of tlxe Sierras to the coast, south into vSan Diego County. 



315 (540 a) Pocecetes gramineus confinis Baird. 



Western Vesper Sparrow., 



Syn. — Emheriza graminea; Zonotrichia graniinea, part; Pocecetcs granttneus. 



Status — Common winter visitant to southern California, recorded north to Paicines and 



Visalia west of the Sierras; recorded as summering in the valleys east of the Sierra. 



Nevada. 



316 (540 b) Pooecetes graraineus aSinis Miller. 



Oregon Vesper Sparrow. 



Syn. — Zonotrichia graminea, part; Pooscetes gramineus conjinis, part. 



Status — Fairly common winter visitant south, west of the Sierras, into San Diego County. 



