116 EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



5886, Oregon Towhee, Pipilo maculatiis oregonus. Eggs 

 and nests similar to tliose of No. 588. Breeds in the Pacific 

 coast region, from Washington Territory southward, in May 

 and June. 



589. Guadalupe Towhee, Pipilo consohrinus. Eggs are 

 undescribed. Breeds in Guadalupe Island, Lower California. 



590. Green-tailed Toavhee, Pipilo chlorttrus. Eggs, 4 

 or 5, oval, pale bluish white, finely and often profusely, but 

 sometimes sparingly, dotted with pinkish drab ; .65 -\- .80 to .68 

 -\- .88. Nests placed in bushes, composed of weeds, strips of 

 bark, etc. Breeds in the interior plateau region of the United 

 States, from the western border of the plains to the Sierra 

 Nevada, from about latitude 40°, south into Mexico, in May. 



591. Canon Towhee, Pipilo fuscus mesoleiicus. Eggs, 3 

 or 4, rounded oval, pale blue, spotted, dotted, and lined with 

 purplish brown and black ; .75 -|- 1.00 to .78 -|- 1.05. The 

 eggs of the brown towhees greatly resemble those of the red- 

 wincced blackbirds, but are larorer and more rounded oval. 

 Nests placed in bushes, composed of twigs, grass, and bark. 

 Breeds on the southern border of the United States, from the 

 valley of the Upper Rio Grande west to the valley of the 

 Gila, south into Western Mexico, in April and May. 



591«. Saint Lucas Towhee, Pipilo/uscus alhigida. Eggs 

 and nests similar to those of No. 591. Breeds in Lower Cali- 

 fornia, in April. 



5915. Californian Towhee, Pipilo fuscus crissalis. Eggs 

 and nests indistinguishable fi-om those of No. 591. Breeds in 

 California, in April. 



592. Abeht's Towhee, Pipilo aherti. Eggs, 3 or 4, oval, 

 white or bluish, dotted and lined with black ; .68 -f- .90 to 

 .70 -f- .93. Nests placed in bushes, composed of coarse bark, 

 lined with finer material. Breeds in New Mexico and Arizona, 

 north into Southern Colorado and Utah, in May. 



593. Cardinal, Cardinalis cardirialis. (Type, Plate X.) 

 Eggs, elliptical, ashy white, spotted and blotched with reddish 



