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sj^)ecies. A siiij^le sjHieimeu was obtained by Dr. Leconte near Furt Yuma, 

 and described by Mr. Lawrence in 1831, and remained uni(|ue \'ov many 

 years, [n 1861 Dr. Cooper presented a paper to the California Academy 

 of Sciences, in which this bird is given among a list of tliose new to tluit 

 State. He then mentions that he found it common aljout the Mojave Kiver, 

 and that he procured two specimens. 



Dr. Coues, in his valuable paper on the birds of Arizona, speaks of obtain- 

 ing, in 18G5, a specimen of this rare sjHicies on a dry plain covered thickly 

 witli mes(pii^e and cactus, near Fort Mojave. This bird was very shy and 

 restless, Huttered hurriedly from one cactus to another, until he at last shot 

 it w^here it seemed to fancy itself hidden among the thick fronds of a large 

 yucca. Its large stout feet admirably adapt it for its partially terrestrial 

 life, and it aj^parently spends much of its life upon the ground, where it 

 runs rapidly and easily. Its flight he descril)es as swift but desultory, and 

 accompanied by a constant flirting (jf the tail. He considers this species as 

 inhabiting the whole valley of the Colorado and Gila, and thinks that it 

 does not leave the vicinity of these streams for the mountains. 



Dr. Coo})er found a nest f»f this species, but without eggs, built in a yucca, 

 and similar to that of H. rcdivivus. In his. Report on the Birds of Cali- 

 fornia, Dr. Cooper speaks of finding this bird common on the deserts, along 

 the route between the Colonido Valley, wherever there was a thicket of low 

 bushes surrounded by sand-hills. Its iK)tes, habits, and general appearance 

 were like those of H. redivicus. 



Harporhynohus redivivus, c ab.vn. 



CALIFOBNIA THBASBEB. 



Harpm rcdivivd, (1.\mri:l, Pr. A. X. S. II, Aug. 1845, 264. Toxostoma rrdivivc, Gambel, 

 J. A. N. Sc. 2d MM. I, 1847, 42. — Ca.ssin, Illust. I, 1855, 260, pi. xlii. /fin-ftorJii/ii- 

 clttis raliviviui, Cabams, Aixhiv Naturg. 1848, US. — Haiud, Birds N. Am. 1858, 349 ; 

 Kev. 48. — ScLATEit, P. Z. S. 185}>, 339. — CooPEii, Birds Cal. I, 15. 



.Sp. Chah. Winsr inucb. roiiiKleu ; the second quill shorter than the secondaries. Tail 

 much <rradiiate(l. Bill much dcci rved, lonirer than the head. Above hrownish-olive, 

 without any shade of oreen; beneath [tale rinnanion. li;rhtest on the throat, deej)enii.^- 

 gradually into a brownish-rufous on the under tail-coverts. The fore part of the breast 

 and sides of the body brown-olive. lii;hter than the back. An obscure ashy superciliary 

 stripe, and anoiher liuditer bi'neath the eye. Ear-coverts and an indistinct maxillary stripe 

 dark brown ; the shafts of the former whitish. Ends and tips of tail-feathers obsoletely 

 paler. Length. 11.50 inches ; wing, 4.20 ; tail, 5.75; tarsus, 1.55. 



ILvB. Coast region of California. 



Habits. The California Thrasher appears to have a somewiiat restricted 

 distribution, being confined to the coast region of California, where, however, 

 it is quite abundant. It was first met with by Dr. Gambel, near Monterey. 

 The specimens were obtained on t^e ground where they were searching for 



