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5p3c. GRAY-TAILED CARDINAL. 

 cardinalis canicaudus. 



Cardinalis 



Cardinal 



Range. Northeastern Mexico and southern 

 Texas. 



The male of this species is like the eastern 

 Cardinal but the female is said to be grayer. 

 The nesting habits are the same and the eggs 

 identical with those of the latter. 



593d. FLORIDA CARDINAL. Cardinalis car- 

 dinalis floridanus. 



Range. Southern Florida. 

 Supposed to be a deeper and richer shade oi 

 red. Eggs like those of cardinalis. 



594. ARIZONA PYRRHULOXIA. Pyrrhuloxia 

 sinuata sinuata. 



. Range. Northwestern Mexico and the south- 

 ern border of New Mexico, Arizona and western 

 Texas. 



This species is of similar form and crested like a Cardinal, 

 but the bill is very short and hooked like that of a Parrot ; the 

 plumage is grayish, with wings and tail dull reddish; face 

 and throat, and middle of belly rosy red. Their habits are 

 the same as those of the Cardinal, but their nests are said to 

 be slighter; they are placed in similar locations to those of 

 the latter, the two species often nesting together in the same 

 thicket. Their eggs are like those of the Cardinal but average 

 smaller, although the ranges overlap so that the eggs cannot 

 be distinguished. Size .90 x .70. Data. San 

 Antonio, Texas, May 16, 1889. Nest of fine 

 grasses, lined with rootlets ; 4 feet from ground 

 in a mesquite tree. 



5Q4a. TEXAS PYRRHULOXIA. Pyrrhuloxia 

 sinuata texana. 



Range. Northeastern Mexico and southern 

 Texas. 



Said to be grayer and the bill to average 

 larger than that of the last. There are no dif- 

 ferences in the nesting habits or eggs between 

 the two varieties. 



594b. SAN LUCAS PYRRHULOXIA. Pyrrhu- 

 loxia sinuata peninsula. 



Range. Southern Lower California. 



Smaller than the Arizona Cardinal but with 

 a larger bill. The eggs are like those of the 

 others but may average a trifle smaller. Texas Pyrrhuloxia 



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Bluish white 



