Western Bird Guide: Birds of the Rockies and West to the Pacific

by Charles K. Reed

ARIZONA PYRRHULOXIA.

594. Pyrrhuloxia sinuata. 8½ inches.

The bill of these birds is more hooked, short and stout like the parrots. Their crest, which is not as heavy as the Cardinals, they have the habit of raising and lowering often, changing the whole appearance of the bird. Their nesting habits and eggs are similar to the last.