H52 FRINGILLIDZ, FINCHES, ETC.—GEN. 62. 
black cap disappears, and the general plumage changes to a pale flaxen 
brown above, and whitey-brown below, with traces of the yellow, 
especially about the head: this continues until the following April or 
May. 9 olivaceous, including the crown; below soiled yellowish, wings 
and tail dusky, whitish-edged : young like the?. About 43 long; wing 23; 
tail 2, a little forked; 9 rather smaller than the ¢. North America, 
especially the Eastern United States; an abundant and familiar species, 
conspicuous by its bright colors, and plaintive lisping notes; in the fall, 
collects in large flocks, and so remains until the breeding season ; irregularly 
migratory ; feeds especially on the seeds of the thistle and buttonwood ; flies 
in an undulating course. Nest small, compact, built of downy and very soft 
pliant substances, with stucco-work of lichens, placed in a crotch; eggs 4-5, 
white, speckled. Wius., i, 20, pl. 1, f. 2; Nurz., i, 507; Aup., ii, 129, 
ple dels Bpss 2 15 yo theme ts 0 ose ete a) tee ent cet eae STS 
Lawrence’s Goldfinch. & gray, whitening on the belly and crissum: 
rump, a large breast patch, and often 
much of the back, rich yellow; crown, 
face and chin black; wings black, 
variegated with yellow, most of the 
coverts being of this color, and the same 
broadly edging the quills; tail black, 
most of the feathers with large square 
white spots on the inner web; bill and 
feet dark. The ¢ resembles the male, 
but there is no black on the head, and the 
yellow places are not so bright. Size of 
tristis, or rather less ; an elegant species. 
California, Arizona, and probably New Mexico. Bop., 424; Exxior, pl. 8; 
COGPs SUT) hag Fee al ack ORs eet oe et Pe 
Arkansas Goldfinch. @ olive-green, below yellow; crown black, this 
not extending below eyes; wings 
black, most of the quills and the 
greater coverts white-tipped, and the 
primaries white at base; tail black, 
the outermost three pairs of feathers 
with a long rectangular white spot on 
the inner web. @ and young similar, 
but not so bright, and no black on the 
head; sometimes, also, no decided 
white spots on the tail. 44-44; wing 
Fic. 78. Lawrence’s Goldfinch. 
Fic. 79. Arkansas Goldfinch. 
24; tail 2. Plains to the Pacific, (Arizona variety.) 
U. S., rather southerly. Aup., iji, 134, pl. 183; Nurr., i,510; Bo., 422; 
COOP, LEB. jee hic an SEE year ene Coat ee Seo ee Se 
Var. arizonz Cours, Proc. Phila. Acad., 1866, p. 46; Coor., 170. The upper * 
parts mixed olive and black in about equal amounts, thus leading directly into 
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