Perching Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked 



702. Sage Thrasher (Oroscoptes montanus). L. 

 8.7. Ads. Above brownish gray; below whitish 

 heavily streaked with blackish; outer tail-feathers 

 tipped with white. Notes. Call, a low chuck; song, 

 deficient in power but possessing sweetness, vivacity 

 and variety; resembling song of Ruby-crowned King- 

 let. (Ridgway.) 



Range. Western United States from western South Dakota, west- 

 ern Nebraska and eastern Colorado, north to Montana, west to the 

 Cascades and Sierra Nevada, south into northern Mexico and Lower 

 California. (A. O. U.) 



705. Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum). L. 11.5; 

 W. 4-i;B. .95. Ads. Above, wings and tail rufous 

 or rusty brown; below white heavily streaked with 

 blackish; two white wing-bars. Notes. Calls, a sharp 

 kissing note and a clearly whistled wheeu; song, loud, 

 musical, varied, finished and rich in tone. 



Range. Eastern North America; breeds from the Gulf States north 

 to Maine and Manitoba; winters from Virginia and the lower Mississ- 

 ippi Valley southward. 



706. Sennett Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre sen- 

 netti). L. 11.5; W. 4; B. i.i. Ads. Similar to No. 

 705, but wing shorter, bill longer, upperparts less 

 bright, streaks below blacker. Notes. Resemble those 

 of No. 705, but song even finer. 



Range. Southeastern Texas from Corpus Christi south into north- 

 eastern Mexico. 



713? Texan Cactus Wren (Heleodytes brunneica- 

 pillus couesi) . L. 8.5. Largest of our Wrens. Ads. 

 Above brown, head darker, back streaked with white; 

 below, including cbin, heavily marked with black. 

 Notes. A loud, harsh cack-cack-cack-cack. 



Range. "Rio Grande region of Texas and adjoining Mexican 

 states, west to the eastern Desert Tract, south over the Mexican 

 tableland." (Mearns.) 



7l3a. Bryant Cactus Wren (H. b. bryanti}. Dif- 

 fers from No. 71 3b, in heavier spotting below, and in 

 perfectly barred tail and slight wash of rufous on belly 

 and flanks. (Anthony.) 



Range. "Northern Lower California and southern California, west 

 of the Coast Range." (Mearns.) 



7 I 3b. St. Lucas Cactus Wren (H. b. affinis}. Re- 

 sembling No. 7i3C, but all the tail-feathers, except 

 middle pair, barred with white for their whole length; 

 flanks white or very pale buff, with large rounded or 

 tear-shaped spots. (Ridgw.) 



Range. Southern Lower California. 



7 I 3c? Desert Cactus Wren (H. b. anthonyi}. Sim- 

 ilar to No. 713, but paler above; chin without spots. 



Range. Interior deserts of the southwestern United States, south 

 into Mexico and northeastern Lower California. (Mearns.) 



755. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina}. L. 

 8.2. Ads. Above bright cinnamon, brightest on head; 

 below white with large, rounded black spots. Notes. 

 Calls, a sharp pit-pit, a liquid quirt, and a soft tut-tut- 

 tut\ song, both flute-like and bell-like; sung with fre- 

 quent pauses and low notes. 



Range. Eastern United States; breeds from Virginia and Kansas 

 to Vermont, Quebec, and Minnesota; winters in Central America. 



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