. Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . fc* ♦. w Fig. 256. Road-runner. thumb marks except on middle feathers; chest brownish white, streakedwith black; throat and belly whitish. Length: 20-24, wing ,tail Distribution. — Breeds in Upper and Lower Sonoran zones, from Browns-ville, Texas, to San Dieg-o, California, and from central California, Nevada,and Kansas, south across tablelands of Mexico. Nest. — Compactly built of sticks, lined variously with grass, manurechips, feathers
. Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . fc* ♦. w Fig. 256. Road-runner. thumb marks except on middle feathers; chest brownish white, streakedwith black; throat and belly whitish. Length: 20-24, wing ,tail Distribution. — Breeds in Upper and Lower Sonoran zones, from Browns-ville, Texas, to San Dieg-o, California, and from central California, Nevada,and Kansas, south across tablelands of Mexico. Nest. — Compactly built of sticks, lined variously with grass, manurechips, feathers, inner bark, mesquite pods, snakeskin, and roots ; placedin cacti, bushes, or low trees. Eggs: usually 4 to 6, white or pale yel-lowish. Food. — Mice, snakes, lizards, crabs, snails, grasshoppers, centipeds,caterpillars, beetles, and cactus fruit. The road-rimner is one of the most original and entertaining ofwestern birds. The newcomer is amazed when the long-tailed crea-ture darts out of the brush and races the horses down the road,easily keeping ahead as they trot, and when tired turns out intothe brush and throws his tail ove
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