In my yard yesterday evening was a plump bird with no apparent tail,
gray-brown above with a blackish head and entirely rufous underparts except
for whitish on the throat and undertail coverts. It ran across the yard
and pulled up a worm and swallowed it. I think it might be a
Rufous-breasted Pitta. Any comments from the experts?

Dennis Paulson, Director phone: (206) 756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416