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during the fall of 1886. J. G. Cooper (1) encountered it on Catalina in October 
only, and Mr. Ward, in charge of San Miguel, told G. Willett (5) that there had 
been three around his house and barn in the spring of 1910. 
128. Carpodacus purpureus californicus Baird 
CALIFORNIA PuRPLE FINCH 
Carpodacus purpureus californicus (1) Linton, Condor, x, 1908, p. 128. 
©. B. Linton (1) shot one in the pines of Santa Cruz Island, December 16, 
1907, and saw several others at the same time. 
129. Carpodacus mexicanus clementis Mearns 
San CLEMENTE House FINCH 
Carpodacus frontalis (1) Cooper, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 1v, 1870, p. 78. (2) Henshaw, 
Rep. Wheeler Surv., 1876, p. 288. (3) Townsend, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x11, 1890, p. 
139. 
Carpodacus frontalis rhodocolpus (4) Henshaw, Auk, m1, 1886, p. 453. (5) Blake, Auk, 
Iv, 1887, p. 3380. 
Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis (6) Streator, Orn. & Ool., x11, 1888, p. 58. (7) Keeler, 
Zoe, 1, 1891, p. 339. (8) Grinnell, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1, 1897, pp. 6, 10, 16. (9) 
Grinnell, Auk, xv, 1898, p. 234. (10) Mailliard, Bull. Cooper Orn. Club, 1, 1899, pp. 
41, 44. (11) Grinnell], Pac. Coast Avif., 11, 1915, p. 107. 
Carpodacus clementis (12) Mearns, Auk, xv, 1898, p. 258. (73) Grinnell, Pac. Coast 
Avif., 3, 1902, p. 49. (14) Grinnell and Daggett, Auk, xx, 1903, pp. 38, 387. (15) Lin- 
ton, Condor, x, 1908, p. 84. (16) Linton, Condor, x, 1908, p. 128. (17) Osburn, Con- 
dor, xr, 1909, p. 137. 
Carpodacus mexicanus clementis (18) A. O. U. Committee, Auk, xvr, 1899, p. 114. (19) 
McGregor, Condor, 1, 1900, p. 35. (20) Oberholser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxi, 1900, 
p. 231. (21) Ridgway, Birds North & Mid. Am., 1, 1901, p. 140. (22) Reed, N. Am. 
Birds’ Eggs, 1904, p. 246. (23) Mearns, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., tyr, 1907, p. 141. (24) 
Richardson, Condor, x, 1908, p. 67. (25) Wright, Condor, x1, 1909, p. 100. (26) A. 
O. U. Check-list, 3d ed., 1910, p. 244.. (27) Osburn, Condor, x1, 1911, p. 32. (28) 
Howell and van Rossem, Condor, x1, 1911, p. 210. (29) Willett, Pac. Coast Avif., 
7, 1912, p. 73. (30) Grinnell, Pac. Coast Avif., 8, 1912, p. 20. (31) Wright and Sny- 
der, Condor, xv, 1913, p. 91. (32) Grinnell, Pac. Coast Avif., 11, 1915, p. 108. 
Clarpodacus]. m[exicanus]. clementis (33) Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 5th ed., 1903, p. 
383. (34) Bailey, Handb. Birds West. U. S., 2d ed., 1904, p. 313. 
Carpodacus frontalis clementae (35) Breninger, Auk, xx1, 1904, p. 221. 
Carpodacus m[exicanus]. clementis (36) Willett, Condor, xm, 1910, p. 172. 
Abundant resident of all the islands, but less so on San Nicolas and San 
Miguel. Originally described by E. A. Mearns (12) from specimens taken on 
San Clemente Island, August 25, 1894. Subspecifie characters in comparison 
with mainland birds are: larger legs, feet and bill, wings and tail slightly short- 
er; striping below broader, and coloration brighter. Two phases of coloration 
occur in this form, the usual red phase and another in which the red is replaced 
by yellow. Every intergradation between these two is encountered. I have seen 
specimens in which the yellow was of very limited extent, a male marked like a 
female except for a faint red tinge on the chest, a female showing a trace of red, 
and another with a tinge of yellow. 
