. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 258 2fE8TS AND EQGB OF. * * MoTMOT iFrom Brehm). Arizona, June 16, 1894. This specimen has a copper-colored tail above, with the crown, hind-neck, back and scapu- lars a deep metallic green, varying to coppery bronze. The length of this species varies from eleven to twelve inches, the tail ranging from to inches. There is no longer doubt that this beautiful species breeds in some of the mountain ranges of South- ern Arizona, as it has been taken a number of times in that region from June to August. The Trogons, whose breeding ha
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 258 2fE8TS AND EQGB OF. * * MoTMOT iFrom Brehm). Arizona, June 16, 1894. This specimen has a copper-colored tail above, with the crown, hind-neck, back and scapu- lars a deep metallic green, varying to coppery bronze. The length of this species varies from eleven to twelve inches, the tail ranging from to inches. There is no longer doubt that this beautiful species breeds in some of the mountain ranges of South- ern Arizona, as it has been taken a number of times in that region from June to August. The Trogons, whose breeding habits are known, nest in the ij natural cavities of trees or in cavities excavated by woodpeckers, the eggs being deposited in the bottom of the holes, on the rubbish or chips which may be found in them. The eggs are said to vary from two to four in num- ber, unspotted. The eggs of the Mexi- can Trogon are described as a very pale green in color, while those of Trtigon surucua from Paraguay are said to be pure white. The late Maj. Charles E. Bendire, in the second volume of uis "Life Histories of North American Birds," says: "I have seen eggs pur- porting to belong to this species, but their large size, as well as the source from which they came, do not warrant me In giving measurements or a de- scription of these specimens, and as far as I know, genuine eggs of the Cop- â piery-talled Trogon still remain to be ; With the above facts in view I venture to describe a set of this bird's eggs In the collection of Mr. R. P. Sharpies, of Springfield, 111. The eggs, three in number, were taken June 14, 1882, in the vicinity of Mazattan, Mexi- co, by Mr. A. Forrer. The nest was placed in a hole in a bluff of a river, ten feet above the bed of the stream and two feet below the top surface of the bank, and the cavity extended in about eighteen* Inches. The eggs are dull white in color, nearly oval in form, and the shell has very ' indistinct lines, resemblin
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