EGG CHECK [AST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 17 
168a@. California Purple Finch—caRPoDACUS PURPUREUS CALIFORNICUS. 
White, with a scarcely perceptible shade of bluish, with a few lines and 
dots of black or dark brown about the larger end, blunted oval; four to 
six; .73 by .55. Nests similar to the preceding species. Bon.G., 
169. Cassin’s Purple Finch—carpopacus cassini. — Light bluish- 
green, dotted around the larger end with slate, lilac and blackish-brown ; 
four; .82 by .63. Nestsin bushes and trees. 
Rocky Mountains and Colorado Valley. 
170. House Finch—carpopacus FRONTALIS. Pale blue, marked chiefty 
at the larger end with specks and lines of blackish-brown; six; .85 by .65. 
Nests in all sorts of nooks about buildings, in hay-stacks, and on limbs 
of trees. Rocky Mountains to P. C, 
170a. Crimson House Finch—carPoDACUS FRONTALIS RHODOCOLPUS. 
Bluish-white, marked with spots and lines of a dark brown or black; five; 
.80 by .60. Nesting habits same as those of the preceding species. 
(See notes. ) Cal. 
172. American Crossbill—LoxIA CURVIROSTRA AMERICANA. Greenish 
white, with irregular spots and dottings of lavender-brown, varying in 
shade, with a few heavy surface spots of dark purple-brown; four; .75 by 
.56. Nests in fir trees. No My a 
173. White-winged Crossbill—LoxiA LEUCOPTERA.  ‘‘ Pale blue, the 
larger end rather thickly spattered with black and ashy lilac’’; .S0 by .56. 
Nesting habits resemble those of the preceding species. Nipiecoa. 
179. Common Redpoll—a:GiorHus LINARIA. Pale bluish green, speck- 
led chiefly in a wreath around the larger.end with rusty brown, varying in 
shades; four or five; .65 by .54. Nests in low trees and bushes. E..N. A. 
181. American Goldfinch—astRAGALINUs TRISTIS. Bluish-white, unspot- 
ted, sharply pointed at one end; five; .65 by .52. Nests in trees in July. 
3 NY AG 
182.. Green-backed Goldfinch —ASTRAGALINUS PSALTRIA. | Greenish- 
white, sharply pointed at one end; four or five; .60 by .50. Nests in 
trees, same as the common Goldfinch. Rocky Mountains, N. Mexico, California. 
182a. Arizona Goldfinch—asTRAGALINUS PSALTRIA ARIZONEH. Eggs 
same color as those of the preceding, but slightly smaller. Nidification 
similar Arizona: 
1826. Mexican Goldfinch—asTRAGALINUS PSALTRIA MEXICANUS.  Simi- 
lar to the eggs of Lawrence's Goldfinch. Nesting habits about the same. 
(See following species. ) Mexican side of the valley of the Rio Grande, Cal. 
