150 EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



lichens, lined with feathers, suspended from a limb of a tree. 

 Breeds in the Pacific coast region, from Northern California to 

 Washington Territory, in March and April. 



743a. Califoenian Bush Tit, Psaltriparus minimus cali- 

 fortiicHS. Eggs and nests, similar to those of No. 743. Breeds 

 in California, except the northern coast region, in March and 

 April. 



7435. Grinda's Bush Tit, Psaltriparus m,inimus grindm. 

 Eggs, probably similar to those of No. 743. Breeds in Lower 

 California. 



744. Lead-colored Bush Tit, Psaltriparus plimibeus. 

 Eggs, similar to those of No. 743, and the nests and nesting 

 habits are similar. Breeds in New Mexico and Arizona, north 

 to Eastern Oregon and Western Wyoming. 



744a. Santa Rita Bush Tit, Psaltriparus santaritm. 

 Eggs, unknown, but probably similar to those of No. 744. 

 Breeds in the Santa Rita Mountains, Southern Arizona. De- 

 scribed by Ridgway in the " Proceedings of tlie L^nited States 

 Museum," September, 1888, p. 697. 



745. Lloyd's Bush Tit, Psaltriparus lloydi. Eggs, prob- 

 ably similar to those of No. 743. Nests, undescribod. Breeds 

 in Western Texas, in the mountains between the Pecos River 

 and the Rio Grande. 



746. Verdin, Auriparusflaviceps. Eggs, pale blue, spotted 

 and dotted, chiefly about the larger end, with brown. Nests 

 placed in trees, composed of thorny twigs and leaves, lined 

 with down and feathers. Breeds in the southern border of 

 the United States, from the valley of the Rio Grande to 

 Arizona, Mexico, and Lower California. 



Family LXII. — SYLVID^. Warblers Kinglets and 



Gnatoatchers. 



Eggs, white or bluish, spotted, variable in number, and are 

 deposited in nests that are also variable in form, but which 



