FRINGILLID^) : Finches, Sparrows, etc. 



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Nests in coniferous forests, 

 except extreme southeastern 

 Arizona. Generally distributed 

 in mountains, less so in valleys 

 in winter. Erratic in occurrence. 

 In small or large flocks, compact 

 in flight. 



Pine Siski 



W.V. Sept.- Apr. Com- 

 mon, locally; chiefly in open, 

 uncultivated country. In small, 

 scattered flocks. Occurs up to 

 7000 feet in proper localities. 

 Most numerous in valley of 

 lower Colorado River and 

 southern Arizona. 



Vesper Sparrow 



Southwestern California TF.V\ Occasional, in company with the 

 Western form. Breeds in coast region of Oregon and Washington, winter- 

 ing in southwestern California and southward. 



W.V. Abundant in south- 

 western California, Sept.-Apr., 

 in open grassy or weedy fields, 

 especially about fresh-water 

 marshes; less commonly on 

 tide-marshes. Much less nu- 

 merous eastward, where re- 

 corded in the Colorado valley 

 and southern Arizona. 



