Perching Birds Marked With Chestnut or Reddish Brown. 
457. Say Phoebe (Sayornis saya). L. 7.5. Ads. 
Breast rusty gray changing to rusty on belly; above 
gray with a brown tinge; tail black. Notes. A plaintive 
phee-eur; a short, plaintive, twittering warble. (Bendire.) 
Range.—Western North America, east to about Long. 1009 : breeds 
from southwestern Texas, southern California, north to the Yukon, 
Alaska; winters in Mexico; accidental in Wisconsin, Illinois, and 
Massachusetts. 
591. Canon Towhee (Pifilo fuscus mesoleucus). L. 
9.; W. 3.7. Ads. Crown cinnamon-brown; back 
brownish gray; throat buffy bordered by blackish 
spots; lower belly and under tail-coverts cinnamon. 
Notes. Calls, a loud, metallic chip repeated four times; 
in flight a robin-like screep-eep-ecp. 
Range.—Northern Mexico north to western Texas, Arkansas Valley, 
Colorado, and Arizona; resident. 
59a. St. Lucas Towhee (P. f. albigula). W. 3. 3. 
Similar to No. 591, but smaller; abdomen whiter, with- 
out cinnamon. 
Range —Southern Lower California. 
591b. California Towhee (P. f. crissalis) W. 3. 9. 
Similar to No. 591, but much browner above; throat 
and under tail-coverts rusty brown; breast brownish 
gray; scarcely lighter on the belly. 
Range.—California, west of the Sierra. 
591c. Anthony Towhee (P. 7. senicula). W. 3. 7. 
Similar to No. 591b, but smaller and grayer, the abdomen 
whiter. 
Range.—Northern Lower California north to southern California. 
592. Abert Towhee (Pifilo abertt). L.9. Ads. 
No crown-cap; lores and chin blackish; below pinkish 
cinnamon; above grayish brown. Notes. Call, aloud, 
clear, sharp chirp. Song, resembling that of the Spurr- 
ed Towhee group. (B. B. and R.) 
Range.—Southern California, Arizona, and northwestern New 
Mexico, north to southern Nevada and southwestern Utah. 
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