WESTERN BIRDS Towhee 



GENUS PIPILO: OREGON TOWHEE. 



Oregon Towhee: Pipilo maculatus oregonus. 

 FAMILY— FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 



From central California north is a bird which differs 

 from Spurred chiefly in having a shorter hind claw and 

 less white on the wings and tail, known as the Oregon 

 Towhee. 



Like the others of his tribe he is a dweller of the 

 edges of clearings, underbrush, and thickets, but is even 

 shyer than the others and is accredited also of being less 

 social, even with his own relatives. 



In Washington a bird similar to megalonyx is given 

 the name of Spurred Towhee (P. m. montanus) by 

 Dawson, but the range is different, it breeding from 

 the Rocky Mountains to the Cascade-Sierras and in 

 the Pacific Coast district of central California; re- 

 tiring from the northern portion of its range in win- 

 ter. 



I believe that we need not bother ourselves with these 

 various subspecies since knowing one bird you know 

 them all. 



GENUS PIPILO : CALIFORNIA 

 TOWHEE AND ITS ALLIES. 



California Towhee: Pipilo crissalis crissalis. 



FAMILY— FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 



On the Pacific Coast, extending from the foothills of 

 southwestern Oregon south to Santa Barbara, Kern, 

 and northwestern San Bernardino counties, or about 

 two-thirds down the State, is found a Towhee which is 



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