. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . Astragalinus tristis pallidas. Range.—Rocky Mountains from Mexico to FSritish Columbia. This variety is slightly larger and (in winter I paler thanthe last. i29b. Willow (rOLDF) \< hsalicamans. Istragalinus tristisPacific coast from Washington to Lower fali- Similar to the eastern Goldfinch but hack said to heslightly greenish yellow. Istragalinus psaltria 530. Arkansas Range.—United States, west of the Pl
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . Astragalinus tristis pallidas. Range.—Rocky Mountains from Mexico to FSritish Columbia. This variety is slightly larger and (in winter I paler thanthe last. i29b. Willow (rOLDF) \< hsalicamans. Istragalinus tristisPacific coast from Washington to Lower fali- Similar to the eastern Goldfinch but hack said to heslightly greenish yellow. Istragalinus psaltria 530. Arkansas Range.—United States, west of the Plains and from Ore-gon to Mexico. This species has greenish upper parts andyellow below; the crown, wings and tail areblack, the bases of the lateral tail feathersand primaries being whitish. They are com-mon in portions of their range, nesting in similar locations toBluish white those chosen by the common Goldfinch and laying from three tofive eggs which are similar but slightly smaller. Size .60 x .45. Data.—River-side, California, May 20, 1891. 5 eggs. Nest made of fine grasses lined withcotton; 5 feet from the ground in a small 529a 529b—530 530a. Green bai ked Goldfini h. /Istragalinus hesperophilus. Range.—Mexico north to the Lower Rio Grande in southern similar hird to the last hut with the entire upper parts and cheeks, habits, nests and eggs arc identical with those of the \rkansas Goldfinch. 531. Lawrences Goldfinch. Astragalinus lawrencei. Range. Pacific coasl of California, wintering along the Mexican border. This grayish colored Goldfinch has a black face and yellow breast, rump,wing coverts ami edges of the primaries. They are quite common in theirrestricted range, nesting either in uprighl crotches or in the forks of horizontallimbs. The four or live eggs Which they lay are pure white: size .60 X . Santa Conica Canyon, CaL, April 26, lUii:,. \est in a cypress tree 1:feet up; composed of trasses, feathers, etc. Collector,
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