12 PACIFIC COAST AVIFAUNA [NO. 2. 



and the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. vSkirni. — Common summer 

 resident.^ 



62. Sturnella magna neglecta (And.). Western Meadowlark. 

 Emerson. — Common about the clearings and meadows. Kaeding. — 



Common in grain fields; breeds. 



63. Icterus bullocki (Szcai'/is.). Bullock Oriole. 



Seen about the ranches and clearings, where there were scattered live 

 oaks. Kaeding. — Breeds commonly. Fiske. — Abundant summer resident 

 arriving about April i. Skirm gives the following dates of first arrivals: 

 April 3, 1881; April 17, 1882; April 16, 1883.2 



64. Scolecophagus cyanocephalus ( IVagL). Brewer Blackbird. 

 Emerson. — Seen only about gardens and ranches. Kaeding. — Breeds 



commonly. Skirm. — Very common. 3 



65. Coccothraustes vespertinus montanus {Ridgai.). Western Evening 

 Grosbeak. 



Recorded by McGregor and Fiske as n rare winter visitant, very ir- 

 regular in appearance. Ingersoll. — November 5, 18S5, eight or ten seen, 

 and Ready tells me he saw a large flock on vSan Lorenzo River, Nov. r.* 



66. Carpodacus purpureas californicus Baird. California Purple Finch. 

 Emerson. — Is found only along the river banks. Its l.jud whistling 



note easily distinguishes it from the house finch. Kaeding. — The ]:)urple 

 finch is by far the more abundant of the two Carpodaci, breeding common- 

 ly, and being very much in evidence with its loud, sweet song. Skirm — Tol- 

 erably common summer resident. 5 Wm. A. Cooper^ found this finch breeding 

 in the wooded river bottoms and hills back of the town. Two sets, of four 

 and five eggs respectively, found May 30, 1875, were incubated a few 

 days. May 3, 1876. a nest -with four fresh eggs was found. 



67. Carpodacus mexicanus obscurus {McCall)^ Hou.se Finch. 



In March Hoover and I found this bird in great flocks near Santa 

 Cruz. Emerson. — This is a common, cheery fellow heard everywhere. 

 Kaeding. — Very common; breeding. 



68. Loxia curvirostra stricklandi Ridgw. Mexican Crossbill. 



Emerson. — This bird is rarely seen and then but three or four to- 

 gether. In skins taken by Mr. Geo. Ready I saw so difference from those 

 taken in the high Sierra. 



6g. Astragalinus tristis salicamans iGrinnell). Willow (loldfinch. 



Emerson. — Not common at any time. Seen in scattered flocks about 

 the clearings with the following. Kaeding. — Not common. 

 70. Astragalinus psaltria {Say^. Arkansas Goldfinch. 



Emerson. — Noted more about the gardens than other places. Kaed- 

 ing. — Not common. Skirm. — Common summer resident.^ 



1. Belding Oj*. r/V. p. 122. 



2. Ibid, p. 126. 



3. Ibid p. 129 



4. Ibid, p. 130. 



5. Ibid, p. 131. 



6. Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, III; 1S78, pp. 8-10. 



7. Oberholser, Auk., XVI; 1899, p. 186. 



8. Belding, op. cit., p. 137. 



