TURDID.E — THE THliUSIIES. 



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species. A sinyle spefiinoii was obtiiined by J)r. Txjcoiite near Fort Yuma, 

 and described by Mr. Lawruuue in 18jI, and niuiaiiied uniiiuu for many 

 years. In 18G1 Dr. Cooper presented a paper to the Calilbriua Academy 

 of Sciences, in which this bird is given among a list of those new to that 

 State. He tlien mentions tiiat he found it common about tlie .Mojave liiver, 

 and tliat he procured two specimens. 



Dr. Cones, in his vahiable paper on the birds of Arizona, speaks of ol)tain- 

 ing, in IStlo, a .sjjecimen of this rare .si)ecies on a dry plain covered thickly 

 witli mes(piite and cactus, near Fort Mojave. Tins bird was very sl:y and 

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

 it where 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, anil it apparently spends nuich of its life upon the ground, where it 

 runs rapidly and easily. Its Hight he describes as swift but desultory, and 

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

 inhabiting the whole valley of the Colorado ami Cila, and thinks that it 

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



Dr. Coojier found a nest of this .species, but without eggs, built in a yucca, 

 and similar to that of //. mli virus. In his-IJeport on tlie IJirds of' Cali- 

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

 the route between the Colorado Valley, wlierever tliere was a thicket of low 

 bushes surrounded by .sand-hills. Its notes, lial)its, and general appearance 

 were like those of H. rcdivkuH. 



Harporhynchus redivivus, c.vu.vn 



CALIFORNIA THBASHEE. 



Harpvx rcdirn;,, (i.v.MliKl., I'r. A. \. S. II, Au^'. 184,-., -JtM. Tamst.m,,, mlirirn, r.AMliKt,, 

 J. A. N. Sc. 2.1 .srr. 1, 1S47, 42. ^- C'.vs.siN, lllust. I, l.sr,5, 2(;o, i.l. .xlii. jr,n;m-/nin- 

 rA».v rn/n-in,.-.; Caii.vm.s, Aicliiv Natui- 1848, '.kS. — |{.mui., Binls X. Am. lsr.8, ;!4!) ; 

 Kfv. 48. - Sci ATi;ii, 1>. Z. .S, 18J!I, ;):}!!.- Ciori-.n, Hints Oil. I, 1.-,. 



.^p. t'llAii. WiiiLMiiiicli loiiii.lf.l; til,. simoimI ,|iiill shorter tliuii tho swoiidai-ics. Tail 

 imicli t;TO(liiiilf(l. IJill iiiiicli .Icciii-viMl. l,,i|o-,.|' than the head. Above hrowiiish-olive. 

 without, any .^^ha.le of -iwii ; beneath pale I'iinianion. li-hte.<t on the throat, ,leei)eninj,^ 

 yi-aihially into .-i hrowiii.sh-niron.s on the nnder t.iil-eoveit.^*. The foi'e iiart of tho hivii.Jt 

 and .sides of tho body brown-olive, lighter than the back. An obseure ashy snpereiliary 

 stripe, and another liffhtor beneath the eye. Ear-eoverts and an iiidistinot ui'a.xillary stripe 

 (lark brown ; the shafts of the Ibiiner whitish. En.ls and tips of tail-foatliers obsoletoly 

 paler. Leiifrth, ll..',() inehes ; winir, 4.20 ; tud, 5.75 ; tarsus, 1.5,5. 



IIah. Coast reifjon olCaliliirnia. 



Hadits. The Californiii Thrasher a])peurs to have a somewlnit rtistricted 

 distribution, being eonii -d to the coiist region (jf Calil'ornia, where, ho\rever, 

 it is (piite iibundiint. It was first met witli by Dr. C.ambel, near Monterey! 

 The specimens were obtained on the ground where they were searching for 



