Perching" Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked 



702. Sage Thrasher (Oroscoptes montanus). L. 

 8.7. Ads. Above brownish gray; below whitish 

 heavily streaked with blackish; outer tail-feathers 

 tipped with white. Notes. Call, a low chuck; song, 

 deficient in power but possessing sweetness, vivacity 

 and variety; resembling song of Ruby-crowned King- 

 let. (Ridgway.) 



Range. — Western United States from western South Dakota, west- 

 ern Nebraska and eastern Colorado, north to Montana, west to the 

 Cascades and Sierra Nevada, south into northern Mexico and Lower 

 California. (A. O. U.) 



705. Brown Thrasher ( Toxostoma rufum). L. 11.5; 

 W. 4.1; B. .95. Ads. Above, wings and tail rufous 

 or rusty brown; below white heavily streaked with 

 blackish; two white wing-bars. Notes. Calls, a sharp 

 kissing note and a clearly whistled wheeu; song, loud, 

 musical, varied, finished and rich in tone. 



Range. — Eastern North America; breeds from the Gulf States north 

 to Maine and Manitoba; winters from Virginia and the lower Mississ- 

 ippi Valley southward. 



706. Sennett Thrasher {Toxostoma longirostre sen- 

 netti). L. 11.5; W. 4; B. 1.1. Ads. Similar to No. 

 705, but wing shorter, bill longer, upperparts less 

 bright, streaks below blacker. Notes. Resemble those 

 of No. 705, but song even finer. 



Range. — Southeastern Texas from Corpus Christ! south into north- 

 eastern Mexico. 



7 13? Texan Cactus Wren [Heleodytes brunneica- 

 pill us couesi). L. 8.5. Largest of our Wrens. Ads. 

 Above brown, head darker, back streaked with white; 

 below, including chin, heavily marked with black. 

 Notes. A loud, harsh cack-cack-cack-cack. 



Range. — "Rio Grande region of Texas and adjoining Mexican 

 states, west to the eastern Desert Tract, south over the Mexican 

 tableland." (Mearns.) 



7 13a. Bryant Cactus Wren (H. b. bryanti). Dif- 

 fers from No. 713b, in heavier spotting below, and in 

 perfectly barred tail and slight wash of rufous on belly 

 and flanks. (Anthony.) 



Range. — "Northern Lower California and southern California, west 

 of the Coast Range." (Mearns.) 



7 I 3b. St. Lucas Cactus Wren (H. b. affinis). Re- 

 sembling No. 713c, but all the tail-feathers, except 

 middle pair, barred with white for their whole length; 

 flanks white or very pale buff, with large rounded or 

 tear-shaped spots. (Ridgw. ) 



Range.— Southern Lower California. 



7 13c? Desert Cactus Wren (H. b. anthonvi). Sim- 

 ilar to No. 713, but paler above; chin without spots. 



Range. — Interior deserts of the southwestern United States, south 

 into Mexico and northeastern Lower California. (Mearns.) 



755. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina). L. 



8.2. Ads. Above bright cinnamon, brightest on head; 

 below white with large, rounded black spots. Notes. 

 Calls, a sharp pit-pit, a liquid quirt, and a soft tut-tut- 

 tut: song, both flute-like and bell-like; sung with fre- 

 quent pauses and low notes. 



Range. — Eastern United States; breeds from Virginia and Kansas 

 to Vermont, Quebec, and Minnesota; winters in Central America. 



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