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219. Astragalinus psaltria hesperophilus Oberholser. 



GREl^N-BACKJi;D GOLDFlNCII. 



Synonyms — Chrysomitris psaltria; Chrysomitris mexicana; Chrysomitrts 

 mexicanus var. arizonae ; Chrysomitris psaltria var. arizonae ; Astragalinns 

 psaltria arizonae; Astragalimts psaltria; Spinus psaltria; Spinns psaltria ari- 

 zonae. 



Status — Occurs below Transition throughout the state. In northern Ari- 

 zona it is a summer visitant only, as is the case in the mountain ranges of the 

 south as well. In the lower valleys of southern Arizona it occurs irregularly 

 throughout the year. Noted as a common resident, and found breeding, along the 

 Colorado River, between Needles and Yuma (Mus. Vert. Zool). 



220. Astragalinus lawrencei (Cassin). 



LawrDnce Goldfinch. 



Synonyms — Chrysomitris lawrencei; Spinus lazurencei. 



Status — Winter visitant, probably regularly, though in small numbers, to 

 the Colorado Valley; of rare and irregular occurrence elsewhere. Coues (1866a, 

 p. 83) noted it at Fort Whipple, and Cooper (1870, p. 171) at Fort Mohave 

 during the winter months. 



Its observation on the Colorado River at Riverside Mountain, March ij^ 

 1910 (Mus. Vert. Zool.), although on the California side of the stream, is con- 

 firmatory of its probably regular occurrence in this region in winter. Scott 

 (1887, p. 199) recorded a specimen taken by Herbert Brown at Tucson, Febru- 

 ary 28, 1886, and Price ( 1899, p. 92) reported it from the vicinity of Yuma in 

 December. These are the only records. 



221. Spinus pinus (Wilson). 



PiNi: Siskin. 



Synonjm — Chrysomitris pinus. 



Status — Common resident in the high mountains of the plateau region; San 

 Francisco Mountain, breeding (Merriam, 1890, p. 95) ; MogoUon Mountains, 

 resident (Mearns, 1890a, p. 258) ; breeding at least as far south as Mount Gra- 

 ham (Henshaw, 1875a, p. 158). Common in winter in the higher ranges of 

 southern Arizona: Chiricahua, Santa Catalina and Huachuca mountains; and of 

 occasional occurrence in the valleys during the migrations: San Pedro River, 

 April (Swarth, 1904b, p. 37). 



222. Calcarius ornatus (Townsend). 



Chi;stnut-collare;d Longspur. 



Synonyms — Plcctrophancs mclanom^is ; Plcctrophanes ornatus. 



Status — Al)undant migrant, and, less commonly, a winter visitant in extreme 

 eastern Arizona, reported from St. Johns, P'ort Grant, Fort Huachuca, Fort 

 Bowie, Sulphur Spring Valley, etc. ; occasionally straggling farther westward : 

 Santa Catalina Mountains, November 11, 1885; Fort Whipple, i specimen, Oc- 

 tober 17, 1864: Sacaton, October 25, 1909. 



