BREWSTER: BIRDS OF THE CAPE REGION, LOWER CALIFORNIA. 151 



Pipilo mactilafus magnirostris Brewster, Auk, VTIL 1891, 146, 147 (orig. dcscr. ; 



types from Sierra de la Laguna). Bryant, Zoe, II. 1891, 198 (Victoria 



Mts.). RiDGWAV, Birds N. and Midd. Amer., pt. I. 1901, 414, 415 (descr. ; 



nit. districts of S. Lower Calif.). 

 [Pipilo macnlatns] var. magnirostris Dubois, Synop. Avium, fasc. IX. 1901, G37 



(Basse-Calif ornie). 



Concerning the characters by which P. m. viagnirostris naay be distinguished 

 from its nearest allies, I have nothing to add to what appeared in my original 

 description of the former. 



This Towhee which, until recently, has been confounded with P. m. mega- 

 lonyx, is probably confined to the Cape Region, where it is resident, and very 

 common locally in the mountains south of La Paz. Mr. Frazar found it in 

 the greatest numbers on the Sierra de la Laguna in May and early June. A 

 few were also seen on the summit of this mountain in December, but most of 

 those which pass the summer there evidently descend to lower levels at the 

 approach of winter. They were rare at Triunfo in summer, but very numer- 

 ous at all seasons aboitt San Jose del Rancho, where a nest containing three 

 eggs was taken on July 22. According to Mr. Bryant, no Towhees of the 

 P. maculatm group have been detected in Lower California north of La Paz 

 excepting " in the region of San Pedro Martir," where Mr. Anthony has found 

 P. m. megalonijK breeding at from 2,500 to 11,000 feet altitude. I have not 

 seen specira^ens from this region, but they are not likely to belong to the 

 present subspecies. 



The nest found at San Jose del Rancho was placed " on the ground under 

 a bush close to roots." It measures externally 3.55 in diameter by 1.75 in 

 depth; internally 2.15 in diameter by 1.50 in depth. It- is composed of weed 

 stalks and coarse grass, and is lined with fine grass and a little horsehair. 

 The eggs are elliptical-ovate in shape, and measure respectively 1.02 X .71 ; 

 1.00 X .75 ; and 1.02 X -TS. Their ground color is dull white, but this is 

 nearly concealed by innumerable fine spots of lavender and pinkish brown, the 

 latter color being most prevalent and conspicuous about the larger ends. 

 These eggs are very closely matched by several eggs of P. erythrophthalmus in 

 my collection. 



Pipilo fuscus albigula (Baird). 



St. Lucas Towhee. 



Pi'pilo alhlgnla Batrd, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, .301 (Cape St. Lucas), .305 

 (orig. descr.; types from Cape St. Lucas). Elliot, Illustr. New and Unfig. 

 N. Amer. Birds, I. 1869, pi. 15 (descr.). Cooper, Orn. Cal., 1870, 248 

 (descr.; figures head ; Cape St Lucas). Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway, 

 Hist. N. Amer. Birds, IL 1874, pi. 31, fig. 11. Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. 

 Mus., XII. 1888, 755 (descr. ; Cape St. Lucas; La Paz). Ridgway, Birds 

 N. and Midd. Amer., pt. I. 1901, 4."3, 434 (descr. ; Cape St. Lucas district). 



[P/yjiVo] albigula Gray, Hand-list, II. 1870, 92, no. 7,362. 



