Pershing Birds Marked With Red. 
* 593. Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). lL. Ww. 
3.7; 7.4.1. Ad. G. Forehead with a well- aeaned 
bieele band; feathers of back (except in worn plumage) 
tipped with olive-brown or olive-gray. Ad. 9. Above 
olive-brown; crest, wings and tail dull red edged with 
olive-brown; throat and region at base of bill gray; 
breast buffy, sometimes tinged with red; belly whiter. 
Notes. Call, a sharp, insignificant tsp; song, a rich, 
sympathetic "whistle, whe-e-c-you, whe-e-e, hurry-hurry- 
hurry, quich-quick-quick, and other notes. 
Range.—Eastern United States: resident from northern Florida and 
eastern Texas north to southern New York and lowa. 
593a. Arizona Cardinal (C. c. superbus). Largest 
of our Cardinals, L. 9.5; W. 4; T. 4.9. Ad. 
Paler, more rosy, than No. 593; margins to back 
feathers usually gray; black on forehead usually sep- 
arated by base of culmen. Ad. 9. Gray above like 
No. 593¢, but breast richer, much as No. 593d; gray of 
throat more restricted and often confined to the chin. 
Range.—Southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico. 
593b, Saint Lucas Cardinal (C. c. igneus).  Simi- 
lar to No. 593a, but smaller; W. 3-6; T. 4; G' with 
even less, sometimes almost no black on forehead; 2 
paler; gray on chin and about base of bill less defined. 
Range.—Southern Lower California. 
593c. Gray-tailed Cardinal (C. c. canicaudus). W. 
3.7. Ad. 3. Red bright as in No. 593d, but black on 
forehead narrower, usually separated by base of cul- 
men. Ad. 2. Grayer than 9 of No. 593, the edgings 
of wings and tail usually gray wethout an olive tinge. 
Range.—Texas, except western and northeastern parts, and north- 
eastern Mexico. 
593d. Florida Cardinal (C. c. foridanus). Smaller 
than No. 503, W. 3.4; d’ averaging deeper red; 2 
darker and richer in color, particularly on breast. 
Range.—Southern half of Florida. 
594. Arizona Pyrrhuloxia Giprninege stnuata). 
L. 9; W. 3.6; T. 4.1. Ad. 3’. Gray; in fresh plumage 
washed with brownish; crest, wings and tail externally 
dull red; under wing- coverts, center of breast and of 
belly, throat, and region about base of bill, rosy red. 
Aan Qh Usually little or no red about bill or on under- 
parts. Notes. Call, several flat, thin notes; song, 
a clear, straight whistle. (Bailey. ) 
Range.—Northwestern Mexico, north to western Texas, southwest- 
ern New Mexico, and Arizona. 
594a. Texas Oardinal (P.s. texana). Similar to 
No. 594, but bill larger; upperparts averaging slightly 
grayer; red before eyes averaging duskier. 
Range. —Northeastern Mexico, north to southern Texas. 
594b. Saint Lucas Pyrrhuloxia (P. s. peninsule). 
Similar in color to No. 594, but decidedly smaller, with 
the bill larger; W. 3.4; T. 3.7. (Ridgw.) 
Range.—Cape Region of Lower California. 
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