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Family FringillidcE — Sparrows. 



23 The California Evening Grosbeak, Hesperiphona vespertina 



calif omica 139 



24 The Red Crossbills, Loxia curvirostra 146 



25 The California Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator calif omica . . 152 



26 The Sierra Nevada Rosy Finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis dawsoni 156 



27 The Common Redpoll, Acanthis linaria linaria 178 



28 The Pine Siskin, Spinus pinus 181 



29 The Willow Goldfinch, Astragalinus tristis salicamans 187 



30 The Green-backed Goldfinch, Astragalinus psaltria hesperophi- 



lus 191 



31 The Lawrence Goldfinch, Astragalinus lawrencei 197 



32 The Cassin Purple Finch, Carpodacus cassini 201 



33 The California Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus californi- 



cus 208 



34 The California Linnet, Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis 212 



35 The English Sparrow, Passer domesticus 223 



36 The Alaska Longspur, Calcarius lapponicus alascensis 228 



37 The Chestnut-collared Longspur, Calcarius ornatus 230 



38 The Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys 232 



39 The Western Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus strigatus. . . 234 



40 The Vesper Sparrows, Pocecetes gramineus 241 



41 The Savanna Sparrows, Passer cuius sandwichensis 246 



42 The Belding Marsh Sparrow, Passerculus beldingi 256 



43 The Large-billed Sparrows, Passerculus rostratus 259 



44 The Western Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum 



bimaculatus 263 



45 The Nelson Sparrow, Ammospiza caudacutq nelsoni 266 



46 The Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps ruficeps 268 



47 The Desert Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata deserticola 273 



48 The Bell Sparrow, Amphispiza belli 277 



49 The Sage Sparrows, Amphispiza nevadensis 281 



50 The Slate-colored Junco, Junco hyemalis 286 



51 The Oregon Juncoes, Junco oreganus 288 



52 The Gray-headed Junco, Junco caniceps 299 



53 The Western Tree Sparrow, Spizella arbor ea ochracea 300 



54 The Western Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina arizonce. . . . 302 



55 The Black-chinned Sparrow, Spizella atrogularis 309 



56 The Brewer Sparrow, Spizella breweri 312 



57 The Harris Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula 315 



58 The Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia coronata 317 



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