TEXAN CARDINAL; PYBBHULOXIA. 



594a. Pyrrhuloxia sinuata texana. Sy 2 inches. 



Notice that the bill of this species is very stout and 

 short, more like that of a parrot. The crest is also 

 composed of fewer feathers than that of the Cardinal. 

 It is only in the highest of plumages that the red on 

 the underparts is continuous from bill to tail; usually 

 it is broken into patches. The female is much duller 

 in color than the male, but always has a strong tinge 

 of rose color. They frequent more open and exposed 

 positions than do Cardinals and are more shy in their 

 disposition. 



Nest. Shabby platforms of twigs and grasses placed 

 at low elevations in thickets. The three or four eggs 

 are whitish, specked with dark brown, most profusely 

 at the large end (.90 x .70). 



Range. Abundant in the Lower Rio Grande Valley 

 in southern Texas, 



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