THE BIRD BOOK 
593c. Gray-tailed Cardinal. Cardinalis 
cardinalis canicaudus. 
Range. — Northeastern Mexico and southern 
Texas. 
The male of this species is like the eastern 
Cardinal but the female is said to be grayer. 
The nesting habits are the same and the eggs 
identical with those of the latter. 
593d. Florida Cardinal. Cardinalis car- 
dinalis floridanus. 
Range.- — Southern Florida. 
Supposed to be a deeper and richer shade oi 
red. Eggs like those of cardinalis. 
594. Arizona Pyrrhuloxia. Pyrrhuloxia 
sinuata sinuata. 
Cardinal 
"Bluish white 
Range. — Northwestern Mexico and the south- 
ern border of New Mexico, Arizona and western 
Texas. 
This species is of similar form and crested like a Cardinal, 
but the bill is very short and hooked like that of a Parrot; the 
plumage is grayish, with wings and tail dull reddish; face 
and throat, and middle of belly rosy red. Their habits are 
the same as those of the Cardinal, but their nests are said to 
be slighter; they are placed in similar locations to those of 
the latter, the two species often nesting together in the same 
thicket. Their eggs are like those of the Cardinal but average 
smaller, although the ranges overlap so that the eggs cannot 
Size .90 x .70. Data. — San 
be distinguished. 
Antonio, Texas, May 16, 1889. Nest of fine 
grasses, lined with rootlets; 4 feet from ground 
in a mesquite tree. 
594a. Texas Pyrrhuloxia, Pyrrhuloxia 
sinuata texana. 
Range. — Northeastern Mexico and southern 
Texas. 
Said to be grayer and the bill to average 
larger than that of the last. There are no dif- 
ferences in the nesting habits or eggs between 
the two varieties. 
594b. San Lucas Pyrrhuloxia. Pyrrhu- 
loxia sinuata peninsulas. 
Range. — Southern Lower California. 
Smaller than the Arizona Cardinal but with 
a larger bill. The eggs are like those of the 
others but may average a trifle smaller. 
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