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VERDIN.—Auriparus flaviceps. Other name: “Yellow-headed Bush Tit.”
Range—Northern regions of Mexico and contiguous portions of the United States, from southern Texas to Arizona and Lower California.
Nest—Globular, the outside being one mass of thorny twigs and stems interwoven, and lined with feathers.
Eggs—Three to six, of a bluish or greenish white color, speckled with reddish brown.
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BRONZED GRACKLE.—Quiscalus quiscula æneus.
Range—Eastern North America from the Alleghenies and New England north to Hudson Bay, west to the Rocky Mountains.
Nest—In sycamore trees and oak woodlands a coarse bulky structure of grasses, knotty roots, mixed with mud, lined with horse hair or wool.