. Bird guide . TEXAN CARDINAL; PYRRHULOXIA. 594a. FyrrJtuloxia si)uiafa texcnsis. 8i/> inches. Notice that the hill of this species is very stovit andshort, more like that of a parrot. The crest is alsocomposed of fewer feathers than that of the is only in the highest of plumages that the red onthe underparts is continuous from bill to tail; usuallyit is broken into patches. The female is much dullerin color than the male, but always has a strong tingeof rose color. They frequent more open and exposedpositions than do Cardinals and are more shy in theirdisposition. Nest.—Shabby
. Bird guide . TEXAN CARDINAL; PYRRHULOXIA. 594a. FyrrJtuloxia si)uiafa texcnsis. 8i/> inches. Notice that the hill of this species is very stovit andshort, more like that of a parrot. The crest is alsocomposed of fewer feathers than that of the is only in the highest of plumages that the red onthe underparts is continuous from bill to tail; usuallyit is broken into patches. The female is much dullerin color than the male, but always has a strong tingeof rose color. They frequent more open and exposedpositions than do Cardinals and are more shy in theirdisposition. Nest.—Shabby platforms of twigs and grasses placedat low elevations in thickets. The three or four eggsare wliitish, specked with dark brown, most profuselyat the large end (.90 x .70). Range.—Abundant in the Lower Rio Grande Valleyin southern Texas. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 595. Zinnclodia Indoriciana. S inches. Mule, black and white with rose breast and underwing coverts; female resembling a large strijied Spar-row in
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