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Scolecophagus cyanocephalus (Wagl.). 



Brewer's Blackbird. 



Scolecophagus cyanocephalus Belding, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V. 1883, 546 (San Jose 

 del Cabo), 547 (San Jose). Bryant, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2d ser., II. 

 1889, 295 (San Jose del Cabo). 



Mr. Frazar took only two specimens of Brewer's Blackbird, the first at La Paz 

 on February 15, the second at San Jose del Cabo on October 28; his notes also 

 refer to a flock seen at the latter place on October 15. Mr. Belding, in the list 

 of birds " found at San Jose del Cabo from April 1 to May 17," characterizes 

 the species as "common, breeding," but this is almost certainly a mistake, for 

 on the next page he states that it was " rarely seen in May." Mr. Bryant says 

 nothing about its breeding in the central or northern portions of Lower Cali- 

 fornia, but merely mentions two flocks seen near Comondu in March, 1888, and 

 small flocks observed at San Ignacio about the middle of April, adding " Mr. 

 Anthony has found them at times in small flocks on San Pedro Martir." 



The latter observer has since reported that in 1893 they were " common 

 in all of the lower valleys," abcnit San Pedro Martir and that "at San Vicente 

 a large colony had taken possession of the old olive trees at the abandoned 

 mission and dozens of nests with eggs were seen on April 28. At La Grulla 

 they were nesting in the pines in early May." ^ Mr. Anthony also found a 

 few birds near San Fernando, where they " were probably nesting at the mission, 

 as they were seen until the last of June." ^ 



Brewer's Blackbird breeds throughout California, where it also winters, at 

 least as far north as Contra Costa and Alameda counties. Its summer range 

 on the Pacific coast extends into British Columbia, and it migrates south in 

 winter to the table-lands of Mexico. 



Carpodacus mexicanus ruberrimus Ridgw. 

 St. Lucas House Fixch. 



Carpodacus frontalis (not Frhigilla frontalis Sat) Baird, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 



1859, 301, .304 (Cape St. Lucas). Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Amer., 



Aves, I. 1886, 421, 422, part (crit. ; Cape St. Lucas). 

 Carpodacus front<dis, var. rhodncoJpus (not Carpodacus rhodocolpus Cabavis) Baird, 



Brewer, and RiDGWAY, Hist. N. Amer. Birds, L 1874, 468, part (liescr. Cape 



St. Lucas bird). 

 Carpodacus frontalis rhodocolpus Belding, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V. 1883, 537 (Cape 



Region). RiDGWAY, Ihid. (deser. ad. males). 

 Carpodacus fron/nlis ruberrimus Ridgwat, Man. N. Amer. Birds, 1887, 391, footnote 



(orig. descr. ; provis. name for S. Lower Calif, bird, based on Cape St. Lucas 



1 Zoe, IV. 1893, 239. 2 Auk, XII. 1895, 140. 



