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middle of back and wing coverts, where the feathers have dusky centres. The red extends below continuously to the lower 
part of the breast, and in spots to the tibiae. The belly and under tail coverts white, streaked faintly with brown, except 
in the very middle. Edges of wings and tail feathers brownish red ; lesser coverts like the back. Two reddish bands across 
the wings, (over the ends of the middle and greater coverts.) Lores dull grayish. 
Female olivaceous brown ; brighter on the rump. Beneath white. All the feathers everywhere streaked with brown, 
except on the middle of the belly and under coverts a superciliary light stripe. Length, 6.25 ; extent 9.50 to 10 ; wing, 
3.50. Iris brown, bill horn color, feet blackish brown. 
Hab .—Pacific coast of United States. 
The western purple finch is abundant, especially along the banks of rivers in the interior. A 
few remain all the year in the Territory, but the majority of them probably migrate south. I 
observed the first arrival of a large flock at the Straits of De Fuca in April, when they fed on 
the still unripe seeds of a species of cress. I found everywhere a larger proportion of brown 
birds than purple. I found no nests, but saw newly-fledged young in June, which were of 
the brownish color. The song of this species is very fine; loud and varied, resembling that of 
several other singing birds so much that it might be supposed they were imitated.—C. 
Very common at Fort Steilacoom during the summer.—S. 
CHRYSOMITRIS TRISTIS, Bon. 
Yellow Bird ; Thistle Bird. 
Fringilla tristis, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 320.— Gm. I, 907.— Wils. Am. Orn. I, 1808, 20 ; pi. i, f. 2.— Aud. Orn. 
Biog. I, 1831, 172 : V, 510 ; pi. 33. 
Carduelis tristis, Bon. Obs. Wils. 1825, No. 96.— Aud. Syn. 1839, 116.— Ib. Birds Amer. II. 1841, 129 ; pi. 181. 
Chrysomilris tristis, Bon. List, 1838.— Ib. Conspectus, 1850, 517.— Newberry, Zool. Cal. & Or. Route ; Rep. P. R. 
R. Surv. VII, iv, 1857, 87.— Baird, Gen. Rep. Birds, p. 421. 
Carduelis americana, (Edwards,) Sw. & Rich. F. B. A. II, 1831, 268. 
Sp. Ch. —Bright gamboge yellow ; crown, wing, and tail black. Lesser wing coverts, band across the end of greater ones, 
ends of secondaries and tertiaries, inner margins of tail feathers, upper and under tail coverts and tibia, white. Length, 5 
inches ; extent, 8.75 ; wing, 3. Iris brown, bill black, legs pale flesh color. 
Hab. —North America generally. 
The common yellow bird of the eastern States is abundant on the Columbia and along the 
sea-coast near its mouth, but I have never seen them about Puget Sound.—C. 
I have looked very carefully for this species about Steilacoom, Puget Sound, in the most 
appropriate situations, such as large thistle patches, &c., but in vain. It may exist there, but 
I doubt it.—S. 
CHRYSOMITRIS PINUS, Bonap. 
Pine Finch. 
Fringilla pirns, Wilson, Am. Orn. II, 1810, 133 ; pi. xvii, f. 1.— Aud. Orn. Biog. II, 1834, 455 : V, 509 ; pi. 180. 
Fringilla (Carduelis) pinus, Bon. Obs. Wils. 1825, 103. 
Linariapirns, Aud Synopsis, 1839,115.— Ib. Birds Amer. 111,1841,125; pi. 180. 
Chrysomilris pinus, Bonap. Consp. 1855, 515.— Baird, Gen. Rep. Birds, p. 425. 
Sp. Ch. —Tail deeply forked. Above brownish olive. Beneath whitish, every feather streaked distinctly with dusky. 
Concealed bases of tail feathers and quills, together with their inner edges, sulphur yellow. Outer edges of quills and tail 
feathers yellowish green. Two brownish white bands on the wing. Length, 5.50 ; extent, 8.50; wing, 3.00 ; tail 2.20. 
Iris brown, bill and feet grayish brown. 
Hab. —North America from Atlantic to Pacific. 
The pine finch is an abundant and constant resident in the Territory, migrating only to the 
coast in winter, when it feeds chiefly on the seeds of alder. In summer they are still somewhat 
