. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE. Oreospiza chlorura. 7 inches. These are characteristic birds of the Western moun- tains. They are typical brush birds, satisfied in living a life of security in their own way, and rarely appear above the surface of the thick shrubbery except to mount to a conspicuous twig, pour forth their sweet melodies and then retreat again. Notes.—A loud chip; a soft, mewing note; song, finch-like, musical but rather simple. Nest.—Either on the ground or in bushes near the ground. Ma
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE. Oreospiza chlorura. 7 inches. These are characteristic birds of the Western moun- tains. They are typical brush birds, satisfied in living a life of security in their own way, and rarely appear above the surface of the thick shrubbery except to mount to a conspicuous twig, pour forth their sweet melodies and then retreat again. Notes.—A loud chip; a soft, mewing note; song, finch-like, musical but rather simple. Nest.—Either on the ground or in bushes near the ground. Made of grasses the same as that of any of the sparrows. Eggs pale bliiish gray, thickly speckled with reddish brown. The nests are built in very thickly tangled underbrush and are difficult to locate. Range.—Western United States, from the eastern base of the Rockies west to the eastern slope of the Sierra Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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