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the mountain in midsummer. The lateness of its arrival in this region is 

 remarkable, in view ul' the fact that its reaches California in May or early 

 June. 



Mr. Bryant reports that a Cuckoo which was probably occidentalis has been 

 seen in August by Mr. Anthony at Eusieuada, near the northern boundary of 

 Lower California. 



The California Cuckoo is found from Oregon to Costa Rica, on or near the 

 Pacific coast, and, everywhere north of Mexico, at least, is migratory, going 

 further south to pass the Avinter. 



Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). 



Belted Kingfisher. 



Ceri/le alcyon Belding, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V. 1883, 543 (Cape Eegion). Bry- 

 ant, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2d ser , II. 1889, 286 (Cape Region). 



Belted Kingfishers from Lower California, as well as those from the western 

 United States generally, average larger than eastern birds. They also have 

 stouter bills. As these differences are neither constant nor accompanied by 

 any obvious geographical modifications of color or markings, it seems to me 

 quite enough merely to mention them in passing. 



Mr. Frazar found the Kingfisher rare at La Paz, but rather common about 

 San Jose del Cabo. Mr. Belding gives it as common, but mentions no special 

 localities. It apparently occurs only in autumn, winter and early spring. At 

 these seasons it has been seen at various localities in the upper part of the Pen- 

 insula by Mr. Bryant and Mr. Anthony. 



The Belted Kingfisher ranges from Alaska to Panama, but is not known to 

 breed south of the southern boundary of the United States. Throughout Cali- 

 fornia and northward to British Columbia it is found during both summer and 

 winter, wherever there are clear streams that contain an abundance of fish. 



Dryobates lucasanus (Xantus). 

 St. Lucas Woodpecker. 



Picus lucasanus Xantus, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 298 (orig. descr. ; type 

 from Cape St. Lucas). Baird, Ibid., 301 (Cape St. Lucas), 302 (crit. ; Cape 

 St. Lucas). Cassin. Ibid., 1863, 195, 196 (descr. ; Lower CaHf). Malherbe, 

 Mon. Picidae, I. 1861, 166 (descr. ; Cape St. Lucas). Sclater, Cat. Amer. 

 Birds, 1862, 333 (Cape St. Lucas). Gray, List Birds Brit. Mas. 1868, 50 

 (Lower Calif.). Elliot, Illustr. New and Unflg. N. Amer. Birds, I. 1869, 

 introd. (figures head and leg; probably equals Picus scalaris). Coues, Key 

 N. Amer. Birds, 1872, 193 (crit. ; Cape St. Lucas). 



D.[ictyopipo] lucasana Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein., pt. IV. sect. 2, 1863, 75, 76 (descr. ; 

 Cape St. Lucas). 



