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to alight again a few feet farther on, singing the same gay 

 " perchicoree, per-chic-o-ree " as do their Eastern kinsfolk. 



531. LAWRENCE GOLDFINCH. — Astragalinus 



lawrencei. 



Family : The Finches, Sparrows, etc. 



Length: 4.50-4.70. 



Adult Male: Upper parts brownish gray (the back sometimes tinged 

 with olive-green), changing to bright greenish yellow on rump and 

 wings ; crown, face, and throat black ; median nnder parts yellow ; 

 lateral under parts light brownish-gray, becoming white on tail- 

 coverts and middle of belly. 



Adult Female : Similar to male, but colors duller, and without black on 

 head or throat. 



Young: Similar to female, but duller and lower parts indistinctly 

 streaked. 



Geographical Distribution : California west of the Sierra Nevada ; south- 

 eastward in winter to Arizona. 



California Breeding Range: Local in upper and lower Sonoran zones 

 west of the Sierra Nevada, as far north as Chico. Recorded from 

 Ventura County and San Gorgonia Pass. 



Breeding Season ': April, May, and June. 



Nest : Composed of wool, fine grasses, down, and feathers, closely woven 

 together ; lined with long hair ; placed on extreme end of the limb 

 of a live oak tree. Sometimes the nest is composed entirely of 



grasses. 

 Eggs: 4 or 5 ; pure white. Size 0.62 X 0.44. 



The Lawrence Goldfinch is a haunter of the canons 

 and the lower range of pine forests. Like the Arkansas 

 and willow goldfinches, it is found in small flocks feed- 

 ing on the seeds of weeds and flitting from one foraging 

 ground to another in the winter days. Early in April it 

 seeks its breeding places in the foot-hills, where, securely 

 hidden from prying eyes in the unfrequented canons, it 



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