. Life histories of North American birds, from the parrots to the grackles [microform] : with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. H w !l nâ"â¢â 1 i ;.*!â ! ; â if ⢠â . u « 1 '! i i'r'it ; â â¢:': -"i. 111 404 IJFK IIISTOKIKS OF NORTH AMKHICAN IIIHDS. 1 found them rather rare hruedcrs in the vicinity of Tucson, and only secured two of thi'ir nests, with egj^s, in 1872. In soutliern Aiizoiia they breed on the dry plains, covered with a scanty growth of niesquite, creosote bushes, yucca, and cactus, often niiU's from any water, more fr
. Life histories of North American birds, from the parrots to the grackles [microform] : with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. H w !l nâ"â¢â 1 i ;.*!â ! ; â if ⢠â . u « 1 '! i i'r'it ; â â¢:': -"i. 111 404 IJFK IIISTOKIKS OF NORTH AMKHICAN IIIHDS. 1 found them rather rare hruedcrs in the vicinity of Tucson, and only secured two of thi'ir nests, with egj^s, in 1872. In soutliern Aiizoiia they breed on the dry plains, covered with a scanty growth of niesquite, creosote bushes, yucca, and cactus, often niiU's from any water, more frequently than amonji^ the oaks of the foothills, where I looked i)rincii»ally for their nests. The favorite nestinj;' sites in southern Arizona are low, scrubby uiesquite trees, next oak, ash, desert willow, and yucca, and in southern and western Texas ebony and hackberry bushes are likewise^ not infreciuently used for this purpose. The nests are usually poorly constructed ati'airs, and ai'e a trifle larj^er than those of our conunon Crow. Outwardly they are mainly composed of thorny twiffs, while the inner parts are lined with cattle hair, rabbit fur, and fretiuently with pieces of rabbit skin, wool, dry Cottonwood bark, {^rass, or tree moss, accordinji' to locality. This linin<^ is frecpiently well quilted, and again appar- ently thiown in They are extremely filthy and smell hoiribly. Old nests are repairetl from j'ear to year, some of them being, as Lieutenant lienson expresses it, seven or eight stories high, showing use for as many years. One of the nests found by me contained a number of rags. The nests are usually placed from 7 to 20'feet from the ground, rarely higher or lower. Considering the warm climate in wliicli thestf birds are usually foiuid, very late. Out of sixty-six reccuds the earliest is May Ct. 1 took this set, containing only three o<^y;!i, hi the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, near 'J'ucson, and incub
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