Vol. XVIII 

 igoi 



~] Browx, Be?idire's Thrasher. 22Q 



built against a large arm of the bush from which the thorns have 

 been broken off. The sticks, as usual in such cases, have been 

 placed on the opposite side of the nest from the branch against 

 which it has been built. Outside diameter 7 inches, depth 3^ 

 inches. Inside, across the top, 3f inches, across the bottom 2^ 

 inches. It contained four green eggs faintly blotched with brown. 



Nest in tasaja, about 4 feet from the top to the ground. The 

 external stick nest is unusually large. It extends above the grass, 

 of which the inside nest is constructed, 4 inches on one side and 

 2f inches on the other, with a narrow opening on the south side 

 through which the birds enter and leave the nest. Outside diam- 

 eter 12x8^ inches, depth 11 inches. Inside, across the top of the 

 grass nest, 3 inches, depth of same ih inches. Eggs three, very 

 small. 



Nest in tasaja, 4^ feet to the top of the nest from the ground. 

 Nest placed under an arm of the bush near the top. Outside 

 diameter, across the sticks, 10 inches, depth 6^- inches. The 

 stick nest reaches about 2 inches above the nest proper. The di- 

 ameter across the top of inside nest is 3^ inches, bottom 3 inches. 

 Lined with grass, wool and fibrous bark. It contained two pink- 

 ish colored eggs. 



Nest on north side of a slender tasaja, 3 feet 8 inches from the 

 ground to the top of the nest. Outside nest is made of creosote and 

 thorn twigs. Outside diameter is 7^ x 6 inches, depth 5^ inches. 

 Inside, across the top, 3^x 3^ inches, and 3 inches deep. Bottom 

 ovate. It contained four eggs. In shape and markings they had 

 the appearance of being diminutive eggs of the Gambel Quail. 



Nest in tasaja, about 30 inches from the ground to the top of 

 the nest. Outside nest made of light thorn twigs, inside of grass 

 and lined with rootlets and hair. Outside diameter 5^ inches, 

 depth 4 inches. Inside diameter across the top 3^ inches, bottom 

 drawn in and rounded to 2^ inches, depth 2 inches. It contained 

 four eggs. 



Nest in tasaja, 22 inches from the ground to the top of the nest. 

 Outside nest is made of sticks, inside of grass and lined with 

 rootlets and feathers. Outside diameter 7x5-! inches. Inside 

 nest, across the top, 2^ inches, depth ij inches. The bottom was 

 thickly padded with fine grass. It contained two eggs. 



