Perching Birds Marked With Chestnut or Beddish Browu 



457. Say Phoebe [Sayornii soya). L. 7.5. ^Js. 

 Breast rusty gray changing to rusty on belly; above 

 gray with a brown tinge; tail black. Notes, A plaintive 

 pkee-eur; & short, plalniivc, twittering warble. (Bendire.) 



Range. ^ — Western North America, east lo about Long. 100° ; breeds 

 fn^m southwesltrn Texas, southern California, norlh to the Yukon, 

 Alaska; winters In Mexico; acciiiental Ln Wisconsin, Illinois, and 

 Massachusetts. 



59 I . Canon Towhee (Pipilo pisctis masolnicus). L. 

 9,; W. 3. 7. y^iis. Crown cinnamon-brown; back 

 brownish gray; throat buffy bordered by blackish 

 spits; lower belly and under tail-rovprts cinnamon. 

 Notes. Calls, a li)ud, metallic ebtp repeated four times; 

 in flight a robin-like screep-eep-esp. 



Range.— Northern Mexico north to western Texas. Arkansas Valley. 

 Colorado, and Arizona: resident. 



591a. St. Lucas Towhee (P,/ albigula). W. 3. 5. 

 Similar to No. 591, but smaller; abdomen whiter, with- 

 out cinnamon. 



Range — Southern Lower Calltornla, 



59(b. California Towhee {P.f.c.rissalh') 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. 



59lc. Anthony Towhee {P.f. smicuia). W. 3. 7.* 

 Similar to No. sgib, but smaller and grayer, the abdomen 

 whiter. 



Range.— Northern Lower California north to southern California. 



592. Abert Towhee {Pipilo abertt). L. 9. j4ds. 

 No crown-cap; lores and chin blackish; below pinkish 

 cinnamon; above grayish brown. Notes. Call, a loud, 

 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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