VERDIN; YELLOW-HEADED TIT. 
746. Auriparus flaviceps. 41%, inches. 
Adult male with the head and throat yellow, usually 
with some concealed orange-brown on the forehead; lesser 
wing-coverts reddish brown. ‘lhe female 1s coiored very 
similarly, but is much duller. ‘These are among the 
smallest of N. A. birds; they are even smaller than their 
length would indicate, for their bodies are slender. The 
birds are usually found in high dry portions of the 
country where cacti and thorny bushes predominate. 
Nest.—lheir nests are remarkable structures for so 
diminutive birds; flask-shaped, the outside being a mass 
of thorny twigs and stems interwoven; this is lined with 
feathers and the entrance is a small circular hole near 
the top. ‘lhe eggs are bluish white specked around the 
large end with reddish brown. 
Range.—Mexican border of the United States from 
southern Texas to Arizona and Lower California. 
