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 Sept., 19o 5 [ BIRDS FROM THE WEST COAST OF LOWER CALIFORNIA x35 Say0rnis nigricans (SWAinS.). Black Phoebe. One pair on Todos Santos Island March xoth. Empid0nax cineritius BREWST. St. Lucas Flycatcher. A small Empidonax noted at San Jose del Cabo, April 22, and another at San Juanico Bay, July 2th, are provisionally referred to this species. Pyr0cephalus rubineus mexicanus (Scr,.) Vermilion Flycatcher. A few of these brilliant birds were seen at San Jose del Cabo April 22nd. 0t0c0ris alpestris pallida '['oWNSEND. Sonoran Horned Lark. Taken on Sau Martin Island March 2th, on San Benitos Islands March 27th, on Natividad Island July ioth; common where found. Aphe10c0ma calif0rnica hyp01euca Rr>Gw. Xantus Jay. Quite common about San Jose del Cabo April 23rd. Corvus c0rax sinuatus (WAGL.). American Raven. Breeding on Todos San- tos Island March ioth, on San Martin Island March i2th, on San Geronimo Island March sth, on San Benitos Islands March 27th with young; pairs noted on Cerros Island July 4th, on Natividad Island April 9th, and on San Roque Island April r6th; abundant on San Benedicte Island Apri129thand on Clarion Island May 23rd. These residents on San Benedicte and Clarion show characters that would seem to war- rant their separation as a new race, and this has been done for the bird from Clar- ion Island, a but based upon a single specimen only, in worn plumage; all the spec- imens collected by our party being also in badly worn condition it is impossible to say definitely what the status of these island birds really is until they are taken in fresh breeding plumage. Sturnella magna neglecta (Au).). Western Meadowlark. A few seen on Todos Santos Island March oth. Icterus paris0rum BONAP. Scott Oriole. Common about San Jose del Cabo April 23rd. Icterus cucullatus nels0ni RIDGW. Arizona Hooded Oriole. Quite common about San Jose del Cabo April 23rd. Carp0dacus mexicanus fr0ntalis (SAY). House Finch. Common on Todos Santos Island March ruth. Carp0dacus mexicanus ruberrimus RIDGW. St. Lucas House Finch. Abundant about San Jose del Cabo April 23rd, with fresh eggs at this date. Carp0dacus ampius RIDGW. Guadalupe House Finch. Abundant on Guada- lupe Island, nesting principally in the cholla cactus (Ofinliaprolifera Engl.). We took sets of eggs that were fresh on March 22nd. This bird seems well protected from the ravages of the cats that are thinning the ranks of the petrels and juncos, due to its habit of building the nest in the cactus, thus making the nest inaccess- ible to the felines even though it be but eighteen inches from the ground. Carp0dacus mcgreg0ri ANTHONY. McGregor House Finch. Taken on San Bento Island March 27th and on Cerros Island April st; this species, never com- mon anywhere, is practically extinct now. Loxia curvirostra stricklandi RIDGW. Mexican Crossbill. A few were seen in the pines at the top of the Island March 22nd. Passerculus sandwichcrisis alaudinus (BONAP.). Western Savannah Sparrow. A small flock of these birds was seen on Todos Santos Island March toth. Passerculus beldingi RmGw. Belding Marsh Sparrow. Found breeding on Todos Santos Island, with fresh eggs March ruth. Passerculus rostratus (CASS.). Large-billed Sparrow. Fairly common on San Benitos Islands July 4th and at San Juanico Bay June t2th. a CJ. Rothschild & Harterr, N'ov. Zool., IX. x9o2, 38.