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310 (528) Acanthis iinaria linaria (Linnaeus) Bonaparte & Schlegel. 



Redpoll. 



Status — Known only from the record by J. M. Willard of its common occurrence in winter 

 in the vicinity of Eagle I^ake, Lassen County. 



311 (529b) Astxagalinus tristis salicaraans (Grinnell) Ridgway. 



Willow Goldfinch. 



Syn. — Chrysomiirts tristis; Carduelis trislis; Spinus tristis; Spinas frtstts salicamans; 



Asiragalinus tristis. 

 Status — Abundant resident locally in the valleys vv-est of tlie Sierras; breeds chiefly in 



Upper Sonoran; recorded from Shasta Valley to San Diego, 



312 (530) Astragalinus psalfcria psaltria (Say) Coues. 



Arkansas Goldfinch. 



Syn. — Ckrysomiiris psaltria; Spinus psaltria; Carduelis psaltria; Chrysomitris psaltria 



var. arizojics; Astragalinus psaltria arizofics; Spinus psaltria arizonce. 

 Status— Abundant resident nearly throughout the State; breeds chiefly below Transition. 



3'3 (53^) Astragalinus lawrencei (Cassin) Coues, 



Lawrence Goldfinch. 



Syn. — Cardttelis laivrencei ; Chrysomitris lawrencei; Spinus laivrencei . 

 Status — Common but irregular summer visitant west of the Sierras north to Chico; occurs 

 irregularly through the winter in the southern part of the State. 



314 (533) Spinus pinus pinus (Wilson) vStejneger. 



Pink Siskin. 



Syn. — Linaria pinus; Chrysomitris pinus. 



Status — Common in summer locally along the high Sierras south through the San Bernar- 

 dino Mountains; also in the Santa Cruz district south past Monterey; in winter, irregular- 

 ly distributed west of the vSierra^ to the coast, south into San Diego County. 



315 (540 a) PooBcetes gramineus confinis Baird. 



Western Vesper Sparr-ow.. 



Syn. — Emberiza grantinca; Zonotrichia graminea, part/ Foneccles gramineus. 



Status — Common winter visitant to southern California, recorded north to Paiciues and 



Visalia west of the Sierras; recorded as summering iu the valleys east, of the Sierra. 



Nevada. 



316 (540 b) Pooecetes gramineus affinis Miller. 



Oregon Vesper Sparrow. 



Syn. — Zonotrichia gratninea, part; Pocecetes gramineus conjin is, ])art. 



Status — Fairly common winter visitant. south, west of the Sierras, into vSan Diego County 



