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Dr. Cooper, 1860. Washington Territory. A small 

 flock appeared on the coast in winter. I obtained one 

 specimen. They fed on alder and thistle seeds. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. Found in large flocks dur- 

 ing winter. 



Fort Klamath. Lieutenant Wittich (Bull. Nutt. Orn. 

 Club, iv). May 9, 1878. 



151. Spinus tristis (Linn.) AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. 



San Diego. Rare, winter of 1883-84. 



Tia Juana, N. W. Lower California, April 30, 1885, 

 large flock. L. B. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. Common summer resident. 

 Seen February 17, 1884. 



Sail Bernardino. F. Stephens. Tolerably common 

 summer resident of the valley and foothills. 



Oakland. W. E. Bryant. Tolerably common sum- 

 mer resident. First seen in 1886, on April 7. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. Tolerably common sum- 

 mer resident. 



Central California. L. B. Tolerably common resi- 

 dent in valleys and foothills. Red Bluff, February 3, 

 1885. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B. Johnson. Common sum- 

 mer resident. 



Beaverton. A. W. Anthony. February 20, 1884, ten 

 seen; next seen February 23; common March 27; very 

 common in breeding season. 



Walla Walla. J. W. Williams. March 27, 1885, 

 males; April 5, males; May 26, one, the last. 



Burrard Inlet. John Fannin. April 4, 1885, first 

 seen; next April 7; common April 10. Tolerably com- 

 mon summer resident of British Columbia. 



Henshaw, 1879. Common summer resident at many 

 points. Found on the Columbia River' in October. 



