PERCHING BIRDS 
705. Brown Thrasher. Toxostoma rufurn 
Range. — Eastern North America, breeding 
from the Gulf States north to Canada. Win 
ters in the Gulf States and southward. 
This large, handsome songster is found 
breeding in just such lo- 
calities as are preferred by 
the Catbird and the two 
are often found nesting in ^7. . 
the same hedge or thicket. 
The nests, too, are similar 
but that of the Thrasher is 
usually more bulky; be- 
sides building in bushes 
they frequently nest on 
the ground, lining the hollow under some bush 
with fine rootlets. Their three to five eggs 
are laid during May or June; they are whitish 
or pale greenish white, profusely dotted with 
reddish brown. Size 1.05 x .80. 
;VV-vv-%. •■d 
Greenish white 
Brown Thrasher 
706. Sennett’s Thrasher. Toxostomci longirostre sennetti. 
Range. — Southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. 
Very similar to the last but darker above and with the spots on the breast 
blacker and more distinct. This species which is very abundant in the Lower 
Rio Grande Valley nests the same as the last species 
in thick hedges and the eggs are very similar to those 
of the Brown Thrasher, but in a large series, average 
more sparingly marked over the whole surface and with 
a more definite wreath about the large end. Data. — Corpus 
Christi, Texas, May 12, 1899. Nest 
of twigs and vines in a bush in 
thicket. Six feet from the ground 
Greenish white 
707a— 708— 710 
707- Curve-billed Thrasher. Toxostoma 
curvirostre curvirostre. 
Range. — Mexico, north to southern Texas and eastern 
New Mexico. 
This species is a uniform ashy gray above and soiled 
white below; the bill is stout and decurved. These 
birds are as numerous in the Lower Rio Grande Valley 
as are the Sennett’s Thrasher, frequenting thickets 
where they breed in scrubby bushes and cacti. Their 
nests are rather larger and more 
deeply cupped than are those of 
the last species and the eggs can 
easily be distinguished. They 
have a ground color of light blu- 
ish green, minutely dotted even- 
ly all over the surface with red- 
dish brown. Size 1.10 x .80. 
Data. — Brownsville, Texas, April Bluish green 
6, 1900. 5 eggs. Nest of sticks and thorns on a cactus 
in a thicket; 6 feet from the ground. 
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