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* 60. Carpodacus cassini, Baird. — Cassin's Purple Finch. 



This bird probably sometimes breeds at Big Trees, as I found it there 

 from May 3, 1877, to June 8, though it was apparently not there in July 

 or August of 1878. It was abundant at Summit Meadows, August 25 

 and September 21, 1877, and was often seen at Soda Springs in August 

 and September of the same year. I have not seen it below Big Trees. 



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*61. Carpodacus purpureus, /3. californicus, Baird. — Calif orman Purple Finch. 



This is an abundant species at Murphy's in winter, and at Big Trees 

 in summer. I did not see it at Soda Springs nor at Summit Meadows 

 in the fall of 1877. It rarely visits the valleys in winter. A flock of 

 thirty or forty visited Marysville in February, 1878, snow at that time 

 lying unusually low on the mountains. 



It left Murphy's about the last of March, 1877; but a few returned 

 April 17, during a slight fall of snow. At Murphy's it frequents cha- 

 parral in the pine forest — the evergreens usually — though sometimes it is 

 on the ground feeding on seeds of plants. 



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""62. Carpodacus frontalis, y. rhodocolpus, Caban. — Califomian House Finch. 



This is an abundant constant resident of the valleys and foot-hills of 

 this region. I • nve seen a large flock in December during very mild 

 weather, nearly a thousand feet above Murphy's, although very few 

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*63. Chrysomitris tristis, (Linn.). — American Goldfinch. 



The Thistle-bird is a common constant resident of Stockton and Marys- 

 ville, being quite abundant at the latter place in winter. I have not 

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*64. Chrysomitris psaltria, (Say).— Green-backed Goldfinch. 



This bird is an abundant constant resident of Murphy's. It was con- 

 stantly present at Big Trees in July and August, though not numerous. 

 It was also seen at Dunbar's and Moran's Meadows (altitude 3,800 feet) 



