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RANGE. Eastern North America. Breeds in lower Canadian, Transition, 

 and Upper Austral zones from southern Manitoba, central Quebec, and New- 

 foundland south to eastern Colorado, southern Oklahoma, central Arkansas, 

 and northern Georgia; winters over most of its breeding area and southward 

 to the Gulf coast. 



b. Astragalinus tristis pallidus (MEARNS). Pale Goldfinch. [529a.] 



Spinus tristis paUidus MEARNS, Auk, VII, July, 1890, 244. (Fort Verde, 

 Yavapai Co., Arizona.) 



RANGE. Rocky Mountain plateau. Breeds mainly in Transition Zone 

 from southeastern British Columbia and southwestern Manitoba south to 

 central Nevada and southern Colorado; in winter south to Vera Cruz. 



c. Astragalinus tristis salicamans (GRINNELL). Willow Goldfinch. [5296.] 



Spinus tristis salicamans GRINNELL, Auk, XIV, Oct., 1897, 397. (Pasa- 

 dena, California.) 



RANGE. Pacific coast region, from Washington to southern California; 

 south in winter to central Lower California. 



Astragalinus psaltria (SAY). 



RANGE. Southwestern United States southward through Mexico 

 and Central America to northern South America. 



a. Astragalinus psaltria psaltria (SAY). Arkansas Goldfinch. [530.] 



Fringilla psaltria SAY, in Long's Exped., II, 1823, 40 (note). (Near 

 Pueblo, Colorado.) 



RANGE. Northern Colorado to central northern Texas and south through- 

 out Mexico, except the northwestern and extreme southern portions; casual 

 in Wyoming. 



b. Astragalinus psaltria hesperophilus OBERHOLSER. Green-backed Gold- 



finch. [530 a.] 



Astragalinus psaltria hesperophilus OBERHOLSER, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 

 XVI, Sept. 30, 1903, 116. (San Bernardino, California.) 



RANGE. Southwestern United States. Breeds in Upper Sonoran and 

 Transition zones from southern Oregon and Utah to southern Lower California, 

 Sonora, and extreme southwestern New Mexico; winters from central Califor- 

 nia to Cape San Lucas. 



Astragalinus lawrencei (CASSIN). Lawrence's Goldfinch. [531.] 



Carduelis lawrencei CASSIN, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1850, 105, pi. v. 

 (Sonoma and San Diego, California.) 



