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Eastern Towhee
Montrose Point
Chicago
13May2016
Towhees are basically
oversized sparrows
    (David Allen Sibley)
Morton Arboretum
Lisle, IL
21Oct2009
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
(L 8.5" WS 10.5" WT 1.4 oz)
Busse Woods
Cook County
27Apr2012
 
Pipilo in Latin means chirp or
twitter; erythrophtalmus in
Latin means red eye.
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White-eyed
female - plain,
warm brown