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211. SCOTT ORIOLE.  Icterus parisorum. 
Rather common spring migrants in the eastern part of the 
county and probably breed there in the foothills at the edge of 
the desert. Rare summer residents at San Diego. Have a sweet 
song. 
alg. rk int HOODED ORIOLE. Icterus cucullatus 
nelsoni. 
Common summer residents from the seacoast to about 3,000 
feet altitude. Preferably nest in palm trees. 
218. BULLOCK ORIOLE. Icturus bullocki. 
Common residents of all wooded localities from the seacoast 
up to the pine forests. 
214. BREWER BLACKBIRD. Euphagus cyanocephalus. 
Abundant residents in most of the valleys of the county. Often 
seen in parks and on lawns in the city. 
Family FRINGILLIDA. Sparrows. 
This is the largest and best known family of birds. Of world 
wide distribution, and occur in all kinds of localities except on 
water, in fact, wherever seeds may be found. The food is seeds, 
buds, leaves and fruit, with more or less insects added by many 
species. An occasional species does some harm to fruit or grain 
at times, but many species are beneficial in eating quantities of 
weed seeds. Most species have a pleasant song. Some species 
are ground dwellers; others live in trees; many inhabit shrubs. 
In fact any kind of location furnishing sufficient food may have its 
peculiar species of sparrow inhabitant. 
215. CALIFORNIA PURPLE FINCH. Carpodacus 
purpureus californicus. 
Rather rare summer residents of pine forests. Irregular winter 
residents of the valleys and mesas. 
216. HOUSE FINCH. “LINNET.” Carpodacus mexicanus 
frontalis. 
Abundant residents throughout the county. Sometimes des- 
troys peaches and other fruits and grain. 
217. WILLOW GOLDFINCH. Astragalinus tristis 
salicamans. 
Rather common residents of the valleys; in summer princi- 
pally found around willow thickets. 
218. GREEN-BACKED GOLDFINCH. Astragalinus 
psaltria hesperophila. 
Common residents. In summer most common in valleys in 
the foothills, in winter generally distributed but most plentiful in 
the lower valleys and mesas. 
219, LAWRENCE GOLDFINCH. Astragalinus lawrencei. 
Rather common summer residents of the foothills and moun- 
tains. Irregular winter visitants. Some winters none are seen. 
220. PINE SISKIN. PINE LINNET.  Spinus pinus. 
Rather common spring migrants in wooded regions. May 
breed in the highest mountains, but I know of no breeding record 
for the county. 
