TEXAN CARDINAL; PYRRHULOXIA. 
594a. Pyrrhuloxia sinuata texensis. 8% inches. 
Notice that the bill of this species is very stout and 
short, more like that of a parrot. The crest is also 
composed of fewer feathers than that of the Cardinal. 
It is only in the highest of plumages that the red on 
the underparts is continuous from bill to tail; usually 
it is broken into patches. The female is much duller 
in color than the male, but always has a strong tinge 
of rose color. They frequent more open and exposed 
positions than do Cardinals and are more shy in their 
disposition. 
Nest.—Shabby platforms of twigs and grasses placed 
at low elevations in thickets. The three or four eggs 
are whitish, specked with dark brown, most profusely 
at the large end (.90 x .70). 
Range.—Abundant in the Lower Rio Grande Valley 
in southern Texas. 
