The We.-tisni Bluchh 
truimphontly, ;i m 
taste, for the', h.'i 
feet out on ; : i i 
the fcrnah 
tation 
'.t pair have shown better 
■ s ! ■ ixty feet up ami eight 
h. A tap on the bole sends 
high pickings offer no temp- 
- placed at a height of six feet 
• {iiired the support of a chance 
• i' st proper is an immense affair, 
i '■■■ ive inches by eight in diameter 
c-md four in width inside. It would 
i-iivrefore, quite compact, although 
: r in its composition, holds a large 
inches to a foot in length enter 
■ i hese are themselves moss-bearing, 
••nr comes to the matrix or crucible- 
inch or more in thickness throughout, 
1 -‘ ; r this receptacle, in turn, appears 
- .r- of an inch in thickness, and com¬ 
mons. nearly woven and turned. The 
•umc materials, not very carefully 
i:e character of their surround- 
Western Bluebird 
Male, female, and young, about 7/9 life size 
rxiV,;! arid flawless. There are, 
Varied Thrush in strength, 
Western 
me bird 
. -si uvskam;'. occidentalis Townsend. 
. Vm. ruiKi). Mexican Bluebird. Townsend’s 
r .md seek all around and upperparts rich, 
i ..a! , ing», paler and grayer on sides of neck and 
■ • r of wing-quilts and tail-feathers, and the 
••r less do li chestnut on scapulars, usually 
•is ■ of breast and sides, continuous across breast, 
’i.-«!.•'! under tail-coverts dull grayish blue 
I , 1 • . lee? blackish; iris dark brown. In winter: 
