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303 (515 b) Pinicola californica (Price) Grinnell. 



Caufornia Pine Grosbeak. 



Syn. — Pinicola canadensis; Pinicola enucleator\ Pinicola enucleator californica; Pinicola 



enucleator var. canadensis. 

 Status — Fairly common resident of the Boreal Zone on the central Sierra Nevada, north 



to Placer Count}' and south to Fresno County. 



304 (517 a) Carpodacus purpureus californicus Baird. 



California Purple Finch. 



Syn. — Carpodacus purpureus; Erythrospiza purpurea; Carpodacus californicus. 

 Status — Common resident of upper Sonoran and Transition west of the Sierras. 



305 (518) Carpodacus cassini Baird. 



Cassin Purple Finch. 



Status — Common resident of the lower Boreal Zone along the Sierras, breeding from 

 Mount Shasta south to Mount Waterman, Los Angeles County; also Inyo and White 

 Mountains; casually in winter west to Los Angeles and San Jose. 



306 (519) Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis (Say) Ridgway. 



House Finch. 



SvN. — Carpodacus Jrontalis, part; Erythrospiza frontalis; Carpodacus familiaris; Carpo- 

 dacus rhodocolpus; Carpodacus frontalis rkodocolpus; Carpodacus mexicanus obscurus. 

 Status — Abundant resident in suitable localities throughout the State; breeds chiefly below 



Transition. 



307 (519 c) Carpodacus dementis Mearns. 



San Clemente House Finch. 



Syn. — Carpodacus frontalis, part; Carpodacus mexicanus dementis; Carpodacus mexicanus 



frotitalis, part. 

 Status — Abundant resident on all of the Santa Barbara Islands. 



308 (521a, part) Loxia curvirostra bendirei Ridgway. 



Sierra Crossbill. 



Syn. — Loxia curvirostra; Curvirostra americana; Loxia arnericana; Loxia curvirostra 

 var. americana; Loxia curvirostra stricklandi; Loxia curvirostra tninor. 



Status — Fairly common in summer locally on the central vSierra Nevada south to Mount 

 Whitney; also in the coast Transition in the vicinity of Monterey; recorded in winter ir- 

 regularly in the interior south as far as Pasadena. 



309 (524) Leucosticte tephrocotis tephrocotis Swainson. 



Gray-crowned Leucosticte. 



StaTU.S — Resident in upper Boreal locally along the Sierra Nevada from Mount Shasta 

 south to Mount Wliitnev; also on the White Mountains. 



