Perching Birds Marked With Yellow or Orange. 
696. Siberian Yellow Wagtail (Budytes flavus leu- 
costriatus). L.6.5. Ad. 3. Crown bluish slate, a 
white line over eye; back olive-green; below yellow; 
wing-bars yellowish; outer tail-feathers largely white. 
Ad. @. ~ Similar, but duller, head and wing-bars 
browner. Notes. Call, a sharp, plé-plé-ple; song, a 
low, clear, medley of jingling notes uttered on the 
wing. (Nelson. ) (See page 191.) 
eee cue Eastern Siberia, and Bering Sea portion of eastern 
jaska. 
529. American Goldfinch (Astragalinus tristis). 
L. 5.1; W. 2.8. Ad. 3d. Yellow, cap, wings and tail 
black; wing-coverts, secondaries and inner margins of 
tail-feathers tipped with white. 4d. 2, Above gray- 
ish olive-brown; below buffy whitish; throat yellowish; 
wings and tail duller than in male; white tips to 
tail not distinct. Yung. o\ and Ad. Sin winter. Simi- 
lar to 9 but wings and tail black; white markings 
grayer than in summer. Notes. Calls, when perch- 
ing, hear me, hear me, dearie, soft and sweet, when fly- 
ing, per-chic-o-ree; per-chic-o-ree; song, Sweet, rapid, 
varied and canary-like. 
Range.—Eastern North America west to the Rockies; breeds from 
Virginia and Missouri north to Labrador and Manitoba; winters from 
northern United States to the Gulf States. 
529a. Western Goldfinch (4. ¢. pallidus). Similar 
to No. 529, but larger, W. 3.05. Ad. o', in summer, 
similar in color to No. 529. @ and &, x winter. 
Much paler, the white areas greater in extent. 
Range.—Rocky Mountain region from northern Mexico north to 
British Columbia. 
529b. California Goldfinch (4. ¢. salicamans). 
Similar to No. 529, but wings and tail shorter and 
color darker. Ad. Sin summer. With back always 
(?) tinged with pale olive-green; in winter darker than 
No. 529, but with white areas as large as in 520a. 
(Ridgw.) 
Range.—Californla, west of the Sierra, south to Lower California 
north to Washington. i 
530. Arkansas Goldfinch (Astragalinus psaltria). 
L. 4.1. Ad. 3’. Cap, wings, and tail black, most of 
primaries and tail white basally; back and cheeks olive- 
green, often marked with black; below yellow 4d. 9. 
No black cap; above olive-green; below dull yellowish; 
wings and tail brownish black, former with white 
much reduced, latter with little or no white. Yung. Re- 
semble female. Notes. Call, se-e-e-ep; song, sweet 
varied and musical. : 
Range.—Western United States, from the Plains to the Pacific: 
breeds from northern Lower California and western Texas, north to 
Colorado, southern Idaho, and Oregon; winters from the southern 
part of its breeding range southward. . 
530b. Mexican Goldfinch (4. p. mexicana). Re- 
sembles No. 530, but cheeks and entire upperparts black; 
¢ as in No. 530. 
Range.—Mexico, north to southern Texas. 
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