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brown find lilac ; .80 + 1.00 to .82 + 1.05. Nests placed in 

 trees, composed of weeds, leaves, and moss, lined with fine 

 2;rass. Breeds in Eastern United States, north to New Jersey 

 and the Ohio Valley, west to the plains, in April and May. 



593a. Arizona Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis superhus. 

 Eggs, indistinguishable from those of No. 593, and the nests 

 and nesting habits are similar. Breeds in Arizona and Western 

 Mexico, in April. 



5935. Saint Lucas Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis igneus. 

 Eggs and nests similar to those of No, 593. Breeds in Lower 

 California. 



594. Texas Cardinal, Pyrrhidoxia sinuata. Eggs and 

 nests similar to those of No. 593. Breeds along the southern 

 border of the United States, from the valley of the Lower 

 Rio Grande, westward and southward, in Api-il. 



594a, Arizona Pyrrhuloxia, Pyrrhidoxia sinuata beck- 

 hami. Eggs, probably indistinguishable from those of No. 

 594. Breeds in Southern Arizona and Western Texas. 



5945. Saint Lucas Pyrrhuloxia, Pyrrhidoxia sinuata 

 penitisidce. Eggs, nnknown, but probably similar to those of 

 No. 594. Breeds in Lower California. 



595. RosE-BREASTED Grosbeak, Hobia ludoviciana. Eggs, 

 4 or 5, oval, bluisli green, spotted and blotched with reddish 

 brown and lilac ; .68 -f .92 to ,75 -f 1-00, Nests placed in 

 trees or bushes, composed of twigs and grass. Breeds in 

 Eastern United States, west to the eastern border of the 

 plains, from Southern Canada, southward, in June, 



596. Black-headed Grosbeak, Hdbia melanocephala. 

 Eggs, 4 or 5, indistinguishable from those of No, 595, and the 

 nests and nesting habits are similar, Bi-eeds in Western United 

 States, from Middle Kansas to the Pacific coast, in May. 



- 597. Blue Grosbeak, Guiraca ccerulea. Eggs, 4 or 5, oval, 

 pale bluish green, unspotted ; .60 -}- .90 to .65 -f- .98. Nests 

 placed on trees, composed of strips of bark, grass, etc. Breeds 



