. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. m ti [I Mi â¢".^ 152 LIKE HISTDItllJS OP NOItTlI AMKItU'AN ItlUDS. The (><;^M iiri-, solilniii hut oni'. Iiinilintioii liiHtH iiltoiit t'oiirtct'ii (lays, tlif iiiah; assistiiijr in tlu'sc (liitics. 'I'lic «'jf<;s .in' pun' wliit*' ill coior, »' av«'ra;ft' m«-asiii'*'iiu-iit o!' lii'ty-loiir siiccimcns in tlu« IT. S. National .Must'Uiii rollcctioii, is ';i l>y !(!."» millimctns. 'I'lif larfri'st cjf}^ in the scricH me


. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. m ti [I Mi â¢".^ 152 LIKE HISTDItllJS OP NOItTlI AMKItU'AN ItlUDS. The (><;^M iiri-, solilniii hut oni'. Iiinilintioii liiHtH iiltoiit t'oiirtct'ii (lays, tlif iiiah; assistiiijr in tlu'sc (liitics. 'I'lic «'jf<;s .in' pun' wliit*' ill coior, »' av«'ra;ft' m«-asiii'*'iiu-iit o!' lii'ty-loiir siiccimcns in tlu« IT. S. National .Must'Uiii rollcctioii, is ';i l>y !(!."» millimctns. 'I'lif larfri'st cjf}^ in the scricH measures'J.'( l)y 17.;"), the smalh'st 20 liy HI millimetres. The type speeimeii (No. I'tHOl, |M. "J, Fi;:. 24), tVom a set of two, tVom the Meiiilire folleftiodj was taken l>v invscli', near Tuesoii, Arizona, June -'H, isfj. 53. Scardafella inca (IiKSHii\). INl'A noVK. mi. Chiimiv}uHit iiirn Descrip'ivt'(jujidrnpt' nafToii. '^Ml. S iinliil'illii liirii 'Ai'AKTK. ()r (^iilil'oi'iii,i;s(iuili to Mi'xini lonl (iiiiilciiiulii. The l»ref'.iin;»' nin;;e ol' the luea Move witliiis mir lionlci' iiirlinles the Uio (Sraoile 'alley of Texi'.s, from tin* viciiity of Lareclo to so'ithmi Arizona, ami its ilistrihiition .-ieeniH to he ;t ir/e^iilar. it is also an oci-asioiial visitor in the interior of Texas (Austin). Ninif of the oriiitholo^^iststs who haxr exploreil tlu' Lower Kio (iraiide \'al- ley wii''iii the past f"W years, as well as oihcr portions of Texa-*, appear to have met with this spi'eies. \U: 11. IV Ihitrlur. howi'\er, seems to have fouiiii it ahimilant near i,ar<M|o, Texas, in IS'!'!, ami took nest am! e;,'';is there on ⢠hily 1 of that year. It was placed in the forks of a small mes<|n<te tree.' In southern Ari/.ona it has lieeii met with hy . Seott writes as toll o>\s: Th only jioints wliere I have seen this speries are TiicsoM and Kloreme, where it is, especially in the latter


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