Appendix. 



103. Western Evening Grosbeak; Coccothraustes 

 vespertinus montaiius (Ridgw.). 



Length about eight inches. An abnormal sparrow 

 with an immensely thickened bill. Coloration 

 striking. General color dull yellowish olive; 

 line above eye yellow; forehead, shoulder patch 

 and rump, same. Tail black ; wings black and 

 white. Female light gray below, brownish 

 gray above, with a trace of yellow; wings and 

 tail black and white. Breeds in the high 

 northern Sierras. An erratic and generally rare 

 winter visitant in the valleys. 



104. California Pine Grosbeak; Pinicola enuclea- 

 tor calif ornica Price. 



General coloration crimson and gray. Bill stout; 

 size large far a sparrow, eight inches or more in 

 length. The brilliancy and extent of the red 

 varies with age and season, but in general this 

 coloration is on the fore parts of the body, the 

 belly and under tail-coverts being gray. The 

 wings are dull blackish brown with obscure 

 wing bars. Female dull gray with a little yel- 

 low on head and rump. Breeding in the high 

 Sierras and seldom found in the valleys even in 

 winter. 



Purple and House Finches. There are three repre- 

 sentatives of the purple finch family found 

 in California. In all the general coloration 

 is reddish on the forepart of the body and 

 grayish or brownish behind, more or less 

 streaked. They are related to the pine grosbeak 

 group, but much smaller (birds the size of an 



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