12 NESTS AND EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



rev/arded — all the above five nests were found within four feet of the 

 ground, and all bore a strong resemblance to each other — the eggs in 

 every case are easily differentiated from those of any kindred Thrasher; 

 as much so even as H. crissalis." 



lo. Curve-billed Thrasher — harpokhynchus curvirostris. Light 

 green, more rarely pale yellowish, thickly covered with fine brown spots, 

 in many cases sparsely sprinkled over the entire surface with very fine dots 

 of brown, usually four in number and average 1. 13 by .80: extremes 1. 18 

 by .83 and .94 by .72. A common bird in Western Texas, the valley of 

 the Rio Grande, and Western Mexico. The nest is generally placed 

 among the fleshy joints of the prickly pear or almost impenetrable bushes. 

 Dr. Merrill says: "They are, as a rule, readily distinguishable from those 

 of the Texas Thrasher and Mockingbird by the almost invariable lining of 

 yellow straws, giving a peculiar appearance to the nest. They are also 

 more compactly built, are well cupped and often have the edges well 



guarded b}' thorny twigs. " Hab. Adjacent regions of United States and Mexico, southward. 



15«. Palmer's Thrasher — harporhynchus curvirostris palmeri. 

 Pale greenish-blue, sprinkled with dots of yellowish-brown and lavender, 

 very evenly and finely distributed over the surface; the number of eggs is 

 usually three and measure 1.08 by .82. This Thrasher has only been 

 found in Arizona. The nest is made of twigs, sticks and coarse stems, 

 lined with dry grasses. It is usually placed in low bushes. Hab. Arizona. 



16. Californian Thrasher — harporhynchus redivivus. Greenish blue, 

 marked with reddish and light chocolate spots evenly distributed over the 

 surface. The number is usually three and measure i.io by .85. The 

 Californian Thrasher is confined to the coast region of California, where it 

 is quite abundant. The general character of the nest is a coarse, rudely 

 constructed platform of sticks, coarse grass and mosses, with but a very 

 slight depression. Occasionally, however, nests of this bird are more 

 carefully and elaborately made. It is always well hid in a clump of bushes. 



Hab. Coast region of California. 



\<oa. Leconte's Thrasher — harporhynchus redivivus lecontei. Light 

 greenish-blue, marked all over with reddish-brown spots thicker at the 

 larger end. The eggs are smaller than those of the Californian Thrasher, 

 lighter in color, and the spots are finer. The Yuma Thrasher inhabits 

 the whole valley of the Colorado and Gila. A nest described by Mr. E. 

 Holterhoff, jr., in Vol. XV, of the American Naturalist, was placed in a 

 palo verde tree, and was a very bulky structure, measuring externally nine 

 inches in depth and six in width ; the hollow of the nest was fully three 



