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124 The Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Penthestes rufescens . 618 
125 The Verdin, Auriparus flaviceps flaviceps . 623 
126 The Bush-Tits, Psaltriparus minimus . 628 
127 The Lead-colored Bush-Tit, Psaltriparus plumbeus . 636 
Family Sittidce —Nuthatches. 
128 The White-breasted Nuthatches, Sitta carolinensis . 638 
129 The Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis . 643 
130 The Pygmy Nuthatches, Sitta pygmcea . 646 
Family Certhiidce —Creepers. 
131 The Brown Creepers, Certhia familiaris . 651 
Family Troglodytidce —Wrens. 
132 The Marsh Wrens, Telmatodytes palustris . 657 
133 The Cactus Wren, Heleodytes brunneicapillus couesi . 662 
134 The Bewick Wrens , Thryomanes bewicki . 667 
135 The Western House Wren , Troglodytes aedon parkmani . 674 
136 The Western Winter Wren, Nannus troglodytes pacificus . 679 
137 The Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus . 683 
138 The Canyon Wrens, Catherpes mexicanus. . . .. 690 
Family Mimidce —Mockingbirds, Thrashers. 
139 The Palmer Thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre palmeri . 694 
140 The Bendire Thrasher, Toxostoma bendirei . 697 
141 The California Thrasher, Toxostoma redivivum . 698 
142 The Leconte Thrasher, Toxostoma lecontei lecontei . 705 
143 The Crissal Thrasher, Toxostoma crissale . 710 
144 The Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis . 712 
145 The Western Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos leucopterus . 714 
146 The Sage Thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus . 727 
Family Cinclidce —Dippers. 
147 The American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus unicolor . 731 
Family Turdidcc —Thrushes. 
148 The Hermit Thrushes, Hylocichla guttata . 739 
149 The Russet-backed Thrushes, Hylocochla ustulata . 750 
150 The Western Robin, Planesticus migratorius propinquus . 758 
151 The Varied Thrushes, Ixoreus ncevius . 768 
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