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tion. Winters irregularly in the San Diegan district—some years apparently 
none at all remain within the state. Recorded in winter east of the desert 
divide from Colorado Valley near Riverside Mountain (J. Grinnell, Uniy. Calif. 
Publ. Zool., xm, 1914, p. 166), and Imperial Valley (Van Rossem, Condor, x1, 
1911, pp. 132, 136). 
332 (533) Spinus pinus pinus (Wilson) 
PINE SISKIN 
Synonyms—Linaria pinus; Chrysonmitris pinus; Pine Finch. 
Status—Loeally common in summer in the Canadian and Transition zones 
along the Sierras from Mount Shasta (C. H. Merriam, N. Amer. Fauna no. 16, 
1899, p. 124) and Warner Mountains (Mus. Vert. Zool.) to the San Bernardino 
Mountains (J. Grinnell, Uniy. Calif. Publ. Zool., v, 1908, p. 92) and San Jacin- 
.to Mountains (J. Grinnell and Swarth, Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., x, 1913, p. 
270); also south through the humid coast belt to southern Monterey County 
(Jenkins, Condor, vim, 1906, p. 128). Occurs in winter sporadically in adja- 
cent valleys: occurs at that season at least as far south and east as Jacumba, 
San Diego County (Mus. Vert. Zool.). Common resident in parts of the San 
Francisco Bay region: breeds in San Mateo and San Francisco counties (Carri- 
ger and Pemberton, Condor, 1x, 1907, p. 18), im Marin County (J. Maillard, 
Condor, vi, 1904, p. 16), in Santa Clara County (Van Denburgh, Proc. Amer. 
Philos. Soc., xxxvi, 1899, p. 171), and at Berkeley (J. Grinnell, Condor, xv1, 
1914, p. 34). In cultivated regions affects the vicinity of cypresses and Monte- 
rey pines; in wild country that of conifers in general, but forages on the ground 
in the open. 
333 (——) Passer domesticus (Linnaeus) 
ENGLISH SPARROW 
Synonym—House Sparrow. 
Status—Now an abundant resident in closely settled portions of west- 
central California, more particularly in and around cities. This is true through- 
out the San Joaquin-Sacramento basin, as well as in the coast district. Less 
numerous, or of but recent appearance, almost everywhere else in the state, 
where towns, especially along railroads, offer the proper inducements. The 
first appearance of the English Sparrow in California was at San Francisco in 
about 1871 or 1872 (Barrows, bull. 1, U. S. Dept. Agric., Div. Orn. and Mam. 
[= ‘English Sparrow Report’’], 1889, pp. 19, 201, 262). It is supposed to 
have been purposely introduced from some point in the eastern states where 
the species had already become abundant. It is probable, however, that it has 
repeatedly entered the state along railroad lines, of its own volition or through 
adventitious transportation in grain and stock ears. By 1886 the English 
Sparrow had appeared generally throughout the San Francisco Bay region; 
also at Eureka, Stockton and Hollister (Barrows, loc. cit.). In 1888 it had 
reached Sacramento, Marysville, and Gridley, Butte County (Belding, Land 
Bds. Pac. Dist., 1890, p. 168). Within a few years practically all suitable parts 
of California north of the 35th parallel and west of the high Sierras had been 
