The Western Mockingbird 
WESTERN MOCKINGBIRD 
Recognition Marks. —Black-and-white-and-gray coloration; prominent white 
wing-patch; long tail; lithe form. 
Nesting. — Nest: Basally of coarse twigs, mesially of weeds, flower-heads, 
grasses, and trash; interiorly of rootlets, fine grasses, or horsehair, but highly variable, 
according to local supply; placed at moderate heights in bushes, thickets, vines, or 
trees, often near houses. Eggs: 4 or 5; pale niagara green, or pale glaucous green, 
handsomely spotted, or clouded and washed, with grayish brown (army brown to 
verona brown or even russet) and vinaceous gray. Av. size 25.2 x 18.3 (.99 x .72). 
Season: April-June; two broods. 
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