Painted

1912

Published

1932

Volume

9

Plate

530-530a

Arkansas Goldfinch

Astragalinus psaltria psaltria

There is the same friendly manner and trust evinced by this smaller relative as the eastern bird displays.

They are usually found busily eating weed seeds along waysides, and singing awing with true Goldfinch exhilaration.

BREEDING

RANGE

Western United States from California to eastern foothills of Rocky Mountains.

Greenback Goldfinch

Astragalinus psaltria hesperophilus

Habits and breeding similar to Arkansas Goldfinch.

BREEDING

RANGE

Southwestern United States north to southern Oregon, Utah and central California.

Mountain Alder

Alnus tenuifolia

A small tree rarely over 25 feet high, found from British Columbia east to Saskatchewan, south to Arizona and New Mexico.

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