Abert Towhee
592. Pipilo aberti. 9 inches.
More of a reddish brown. Found in Arizona, New Mexico and southern California, where it breeds on the coast range.
Green-Tailed Towhee
592.1. Oreospiza chlorura. 7 inches.
This member of the family has characteristics of his own entirely different from any of the others. They are birds of the brush, and rarely appear above the shrubbery in which they nest.