ts eggs cannot be
distinguished from those of the eastern Redbird.

593b. SAN LUCAS CARDINAL. _Cardinalis cardinalis igneus._

Range.--Southern Lower California.

Like the last but smaller and with less black on the forehead; eggs the
same.

[Illustration 365: Bluish white.]
[Illustration: NEST OF CARDINAL.]
[Illustration: right hand margin.]

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593c. GRAY-TAILED CARDINAL. _Cardinalis cardinalis canicaudus._

Range.--Northeastern Mexico and southern Texas.

The male of this species is like the eastern Cardinal but the female is
said to be grayer. The nesting habits are the same and the eggs
identical with those of the latter.

593d. FLORIDA CARDINAL. _Cardinalis cardinalis floridanus._

Range.--Southern Florida.

Supposed to be a deeper and richer shade of red. Eggs like those of
cardinalis.

594. ARIZONA PYRRHULOXIA. _Pyrrhuloxia sinuata sinuata._

Range.--Northwestern Mexico and the southern border of New Mexico,
Arizona and western Texas.

This species is of similar form and crested like a Cardinal, but the
bill is very short and hooked like that of a Parrot; the plumage is
grayish, with wings and tail dull reddish; face and throat, and middle
of belly rosy red. Their habits are the same as those of the Cardinal,
but their nests are said to be slighter; they are placed in similar
locations to those of the latter, the two species often nesting together
in the same thicket. Their eggs are like those of the Cardinal but
average smaller, although the ranges overlap so that the eggs cannot be
distinguished. Size .90 x .70. Data.--San Antonio, Texas, May 16, 1889.
Nest of fine grasses, lined with rootlets; 4 feet from ground in a
mesquite tree.

594a. TEXAS PYRRHULOXIA. _Pyrrhuloxia sinuata texana._

Range.--Northeastern Mexico and southern Texas.

Said to be grayer and the bill to average larger than that of the last.
There are no differences in the nesting habits or eggs between the two
varieties.

594b. SAN LUCAS PYRRHULOXIA. _Pyrrhuloxia sinuata peninsulae._

Range.--Southern Lower California.

Smaller than the Arizona Cardinal but with a larger bill. The eggs are
like those of the others but may average a trifle smaller.

[Illustration 366: Cardinal.]
[Illustration: Bluish white.]
[Illustration: Texas Pyrrhuloxia.]
[Illustration: left hand margin.]

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595. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. _Zamelodia ludoviciana._

Range.--United States, east of the Plains, breeding f