THE BIRD BOOK 



743a. CALIFORNIA BusH-TiT. Psaltriparus minimus calif ornicus. 



Range. California with the exception of the northern part. 



This sub-species, which is like the last but with a lighter brown head, has 

 the same habits, nests in the same manner and its eggs are not distinguishable 

 from those of the others. 



743b. GRINDA'S BusH-TiT. Psaltriparus minimus grindce. 



Range. Southern Lower California. 



The nesting habits of this variety, 

 which is very similar to the last, do 

 not vary in any respect; eggs indis- 

 tinguishable. 



744. LEAD-COLORED BUSH-TIT. 



Psaltriparus plumbeus. 



Range. Rocky Mountain region 

 from Wyoming south to Arizona. 



This species suspends its semi-pen- 

 sile nests in bushes or trees, and some 

 times from the mistletoe, which grows 

 on numerous trees in southern Ari- 

 zona. The nests are composed like 

 those of the Cal. Bush-Tit and range 

 from 6 to 10 inches in length. The 

 eggs are white, five or six in number 

 and measure .55 x .42. 



745. LLOYD'S BUSH-TIT. Psaltri- 

 parus melanotis lloydi. 



Range. Northern Mexico north into 

 western Texas and New Mexico. 



This species is similar to the lead- 

 colored Bush-Tit but has the ear cov- 

 erts glossy black. Like the others, it 

 builds a long pensile nest of similar 

 material and suspended from .the 

 extremities of limbs near the ground 

 The five to seven eggs are pure white. 

 Size .58 x .42. 



E. L. Bickford 

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