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from San Diego (Belding, Land Bds. Pace. Dist., 1890, p. 136) north to Smith 
River, Del Norte County (Ferry, Condor, x, 1908, p. 42), and Shasta Valley 
(C. H. Merriam, N. Amer. Fauna no. 16, 1899, p. 124). Breeds characteristic- 
ally in the riparian willow association of the lowlands. The San Joaquin and 
Sacramento valleys form the metropolis of abundance. No instance of oceur- 
rence anywhere east or southeast of the Sierra Nevada, save in midwinter at 
Yermo, Mohave Desert (Lamb, Condor, xiv, 1912, p. 38), and Palm Springs, 
Colorado Desert (J. Grinnell, Condor, xiv, 1912, p. 154), and in October at 
Eagle Lake, Lassen County (two specimens in Maillard coll.) ; the latter birds 
are somewhat larger than the usual salicamans of west-central California, thus 
inclining towards A. t. pallidus. 
330 (530a) Astragalinus psaltria hesperophilus Oberholser 
GREEN-BACKED GOLDFINCH 
Synonyms—Chrysomitris psaltria; Cardwelis psaltria; Spinus psaltria; 
Astragalinus psaltria; Chrysomitris mexicanus; Chrysomitris psaltria var. ari- 
zonae; Spinus psaltria arizonae; Astragalinus psaltria arizonae; Arkansas 
Goldfinch; Mexican Goldfinch; Arizona Goldfinch; Arkansas Finch. 
Status—Common resident nearly throughout the state below Transition, 
and up into this zone locally as a summer visitant. Not so numerous in the 
humid coast belt as in the interior and southern coast valleys. Some northern 
stations are: Sisson and Shasta Valley (C. H. Merriam, N. Amer. Fauna no. 
16, 1899, p. 124) ; Siskiyou Mountains (M. P. Anderson and J. Grinnell, Proe. 
Acad. Nat. Sei. Phila., 1903, p. 10); Eureka, Humboldt County (Mus. Vert. 
Zool.) ; Fyffe and Mount Tallac, Eldorado County (C. Barlow and Price, Con- 
dor, m1, 1901, p. 170). Not recorded east of the Sierras north of the head of 
Owens Valley where noted at Benton (A. K. Fisher, N. Amer. Fauna no. 7, 
1893, p. 84), but common locally on the southern deserts. Found casually on 
the Farallones (W. E. Bryant, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2nd ser., 1, 1888, p. 47), 
and on Santa Catalina Island (J. Grinnell, Auk, xv, 1898, p. 235) and Santa 
Cruz Island (Linton, Condor, x, 1908, p. 128). 
331 (531) Astragalinus lawrencei (Cassin) 
LAWRENCE GOLDFINCH 
Synonyms—Chrysomitris lawrencei; Carduelis lawrencei; Spinus law- 
rencet. 
Status—Fairly common but irregular summer visitant to the Upper Sono- 
ran zone west of the Sierras, and chiefly east of the humid coast belt. Re- 
corded north through the Sacramento Valley to McCloud River, Shasta County 
(Mus. Vert. Zool.), and, nearer the coast, to Sebastopol, Sonoma County (Beld- 
ing, Land Bds. Pae. Dist., 1890, p. 138). Casual on Santa Catalina Island (C. 
H. Richardson, Condor, x, 1908, p. 67) and Santa Cruz Island (J. Mailliard, 
MS). Easternmost stations centrally: Raymond, Madera County (Widmann, 
Auk, xxi, 1904, p. 73), and Weldon, Kern County (Mus. Vert. Zool.). Occurs 
in summer on the mountain ranges of southern California up through Transi- 
