. Bird guide . .:f^. VERDIN; YELLOW-HEADED TIT. 74G. Auriparus flaviccps. 4^4 inches. Adult male with the head and throat yellow, usuallywith some concealed orange-brown on the forehead; lesserwing-coverts reddish brown. Ihe female is colored verysimilarly, but is much duller. These are among thesinallfst of N. A. birds; they are even smaller than theirlength would indicate, for their bodies are slender. The1)1 rds are usually found in high dry portions of the• iiuntry where cacti and thorny bushes predominate. Nest.—Their nests are remarkable structures for sodiminutive birds; llask-shaped, t
. Bird guide . .:f^. VERDIN; YELLOW-HEADED TIT. 74G. Auriparus flaviccps. 4^4 inches. Adult male with the head and throat yellow, usuallywith some concealed orange-brown on the forehead; lesserwing-coverts reddish brown. Ihe female is colored verysimilarly, but is much duller. These are among thesinallfst of N. A. birds; they are even smaller than theirlength would indicate, for their bodies are slender. The1)1 rds are usually found in high dry portions of the• iiuntry where cacti and thorny bushes predominate. Nest.—Their nests are remarkable structures for sodiminutive birds; llask-shaped, the outside being a mass(if thorny twigs and stems interwoven; this is lined withfeathers and the entrance is a small circular hole nearthe top. The eggs are bluish white specked around thelarge end with reddish brown. Range.—Mexican border of the United States fromsouthern Texas to Arizona and Lower California. GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. 748. liegulus satrapa. 4 iuclies. Male with crown orange and yellow, bordered
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