BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC DISTRICT. 137 



Camp Harney. Ben dire. Seen on but a single occa- 

 sion, May 5, 1876. 



Ridgway. Eastward of the Sierra Nevada extremely 

 rare. Truckee Valley, breeding; rare east slope Ruby 

 Mountains. 



Smoky Valley. Hoffman. Less than half a dozen 

 individuals. 



Beaverton. A. W. Anthony. April 18, 1885, first; 

 common May 5; breeds. Very common. 



152. Spinus psaltria (Say). ARKANSAS GOLDFINCH. 



The species is rare in the northern 100 miles of Lower 

 California in May, most numerous in the mountains, 

 and this I think applies to San Diego County below about 

 4,000 feet altitude, where not rare in winter. L. B. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. Tolerably common 

 resident of the valley and foothills. Agua Caliente, 

 common March 25-28; March 18 to April 15, 1886, com- 

 mon resident. 



Henshaw, 1876. Of the three species inhabiting 

 southern California this goldfinch appears to be the 

 most widely spread and perhaps the most numerous; 

 like the other two it inhabits the valleys. 



Santa Cruz. Joseph Skirm. Common summer resi- 

 dent. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. Abundant resident. 



Alameda. A. M. Ingersoll. January 7, 1885, com- 

 mon. 



Central California. L. B. Common resident of foot- 

 hills, less common in the valleys, rare in the pine forests 

 where perhaps it is only found when migrating. At 

 Summit, altitude 7,000 feet, August 27, 1885, I saw a 

 large flock in which were a dozen or more S. pinus, and 

 these I thought were crossing from the east to the west 



