AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



No. 529, American Goldfinch (Spmus trh- 



tis.) 



Length 5 in. Found throughout North America 

 except in the more northern parts. It is a resident 

 throughout its range. Male. Black cap, wings and 

 tail; otherwise yellow; coverts tipped, and wings 

 edged with white. All tail feathers with a white 

 spot on the inner web. In fall the black cap dis- 

 appears and the upper parts are a yellowish brown 

 while the underparts are a dirty white color. The 

 female and young are very similar to the winter male. 



No. 529a, Western Goldfinch, (5. /. palli- 

 dus') . 

 Arizona. A paler form of the common Goldfinch. 



No. 530. Arkansas Goldfinch, (Spinus pal- 

 tria) . 



Length 4.5 in. Western United States from the 

 Plains to the Pacific, and south from Oregon. 

 Crown black, as are also the wings and tail; back 

 greenish yellow; underparts clear yellow; base of 

 primaries, tips of coverts, edges of secondaries, and 

 long spot on basal portion of inner web of tail 

 feathers white Female and young similar but paler 

 and without any black on the head. 



530a. Arizona Goldfinch, (S. p. ari:{once). 

 The upper parts streaked somewhat with black. 



■530b. Mexican Goldfinch, {S.p. mexicanus). 



Southern Texas. Back nearly all black and the 

 black on the crown extending to below the eye. 



Wilson's Warbler, (Sylvania pu- 



No. 685. 

 silla). 



Length 4.75 in. North America from the Rocky 

 Mountains eastward; breeds from the northern bor- 

 der of the United States northwards. Crown black; 

 upper parts including the wings and tail, greenish 

 yellow; forehead, sides of head, and underparts 

 bright yellow. 



No. 685a. Pileolated Warbler, (5. p. pileo- 



Western North America. This is a brighter form 

 of the Wilson's Warbler; the forehead and sides of 

 head are a very bright yellow, sometimes approach- 

 ing orange. 



