LAWRENCE GOLDFINCH. 
531. Astragalinus lawrencei. 4 1 / J inches. 
This bird differs from the others of this family in being 
mostly gray in place of the yellow, having the head and 
throat black. They are found quite commonly on the Pacific 
coast of California, and south to Mexico. Their nests are 
nicely made, cup-like structures of plant down, in which 
they deposit four white eggs. 
PINE SISKIN. 
533. Spinus pinus. 5 inches. 
These are a more northern bird, breeding mostly to the 
Canadian zone, and in the Rockies and higher mountains 
to the west. They feed largely upon weed seeds and seeds 
from the different coniferous trees, the latter of which they 
most often frequent, building their nests in these trees of twigs 
and rootlets loosely put together and placed on the ciotch of 
a horizontal limb; usually four eggs, of a greenish white 
color, spotted finely with reddish brown (.65 x.45). They 
have a habit, while feeding, of clinging to the under side 
of a branch or cone, similar to the Chickadee, and, if disturbed 
when on some favorite tree, will make a short flight and 
circle back to the same tree. 
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