. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . bluish gray and dull brownish; head andshort, full crest fawn-colored, crest tipped with white ; most of under partsand fore parts of hack appearing scaled; bluish gray of anterior under partschanging to buffy on belly, sides dark gray streaked with white ; posteriorupper parts plain bluish gray, with conspicuous white stripe on each sideof back. Young : upper parts marked with black bars and white mesialstreaks ending in triangular spots at tips of feathers ;

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. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . bluish gray and dull brownish; head andshort, full crest fawn-colored, crest tipped with white ; most of under partsand fore parts of hack appearing scaled; bluish gray of anterior under partschanging to buffy on belly, sides dark gray streaked with white ; posteriorupper parts plain bluish gray, with conspicuous white stripe on each sideof back. Young : upper parts marked with black bars and white mesialstreaks ending in triangular spots at tips of feathers ; breast brownish,with white triangular streaks, sides barred with brown. Length.: , wing , tail about Distribution. — Resident in Upper and Lower Sonoran zones from Ari-zona to western Texas and south to valley of Mexico. Nest. — On the ground, often under shelter of a yucca or low bush, some-times in grain-field or meadow. Eggs: 9 to 16, white to buff, uniformlyspotted with buffy to reddish brown. Food. — Small beetles, ants, grasshoppers, and small seeds, grain, ber-des, and plant tops. ** ^.

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