ICTERID^E: Blackbirds, Orioles, etc. 



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A characteristic bird of arid 

 Upper Sonoran Zone. 



Southern California S.V. 



Apr.-Sept. Common 

 locally on desert slopes among 

 the yuccas, pinyons, etc. 



Arizona S.V. Apr. -Aug. 

 Abundant locally in central 

 and southern part of State, 

 occurring up to 7500 feet 

 elevation. 



S.V. Apr.-Sept. Com- 

 mon Lower Sonoran Zone. 

 Widely but rather locally 

 distributed. Nest under a 

 palm or banana leaf, where 

 these occur; otherwise usually 

 in a sycamore or cottonwood. 



Arizona Hooded Oriole 



S.V. Mar. -Sept. Upper 

 and Lower Sonoran Zones. 

 Common. Its favorite haunt is 

 sycamore-grown canyons, and 

 cottonwood groves of river- 

 bottoms. Sometimes nests in 

 tree yuccas of the desert. 



