[Male] 32150 from 2 mi. W Jimenez,
June 20, 1952; [Male] 33220 (skeleton only) from Parras, July 4, 1955;
and [Male] 32939 and [Female] 32940 from Mesa de las Tablas, July 7,
1955, weights, 9.5, 11 gms.
In Coahuila, the Lesser Goldfinch seems to be common. Although Miller
(1955a:175) did not find it in the Sierra del Carmen, he reported that
Marsh took a specimen on August 22 in Chuperosa Canyon that was
"presumed to" be _S. p. psaltria_. Burleigh and Lowery (1942:206)
observed the Lesser Goldfinch "on the outskirts of Saltillo in an
orchard on April 20."
Nos. 32148-32151 and 32940 were typical for the subspecies _psaltria_.
A partial albino (32939), which was obtained from a pine-oak-wheat
field edge, has upper parts that lack the black coloring of typical
representatives of _S. p. psaltria_. Instead the crown and back of No.
32939 is yellow, resembling the color of its underparts, the wing
coverts are white, and its primaries are black with white edgings.
*_Atlapetes pileatus dilutus_ Ridgway.--_Specimens examined:_ total 2:
[Male] 32942 and [Female] 32943 from 13 mi. E San Antonio de las
Alazanas, 9950 ft., July 6, 1955.
The Rufous-capped Atlapetes occurs uncommonly in southeastern Coahuila.
The male and female _A. p. dilutus_ from 13 mi. E San Antonio de las
Alazanas represent the first records of occurrence of this subspecies
in the State. The smaller size, grayer upper parts, and pale yellow
color of the underparts of Nos. 32942-32943 characterize the subspecies
_dilutus_. The size of the testes (7x6 mm.) of No. 32942 and the date
(July 6) on which both specimens were collected indicate breeding by
this species in Coahuila.
*_Arremonops rufivirgata rufivirgata_ (Lawrence).--_Specimens
examined:_ total 2: [Male] 32152 and [Female] 32153 from 2 mi. S, 3 mi.
E San Juan de Sabinas, June 22 and 23, 1952.
The Olive Sparrow is uncommon in Coahuila. Miller, Friedmann, Griscom,
and Moore (1957:349) listed _A. r. rufivirgata_ from Sabinas on
February 10. Sabinas and southeast of San Juan de Sabinas seem to be
the only localities in Coahuila where the Olive Sparrow has been
collected and also are at the westernmost extremity of range of this
species. The size of the testes (9x7 mm.) of No. 32152 and the dates of
collection indicate breeding by the Olive Sparrow in Coahuila.
_Chlorura chlorura_ (Audubon).--_Specimen examined:_ one, [Male] 30238,
from 1 mi. N San Lorenzo, 4200 ft., February 5, 1951.
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