Lawrence's Goldfinch

“Astragalinus lawrencii. Lawrence’s Goldfinch. Gray, more or less tinged with yellowish, whitening on the belly and crissum; rump, a large breast-patch, and much of the back rich yellow; crown, face, and chin black; wings black, variegated with yellow, most of the coverts being of this color, and the same broadly edging the quills; inner secondaries edged with hoary gray; tail black, most of the feathers with large square white spots on the inner webs and whitish edging of the outer; bill and feet flesh-color more or less obscured.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

migratory birds, birds, song birds, ornithology, North American birds, omnivorous birds, foliage gleaner, granivorous birds, Astragalinus lawrencii, Lawrence's Goldfinch, Carduelis lawrencei

Galleries

Birds: F-G

Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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