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Cardinalis cardinalis igneus (Baiud). 

 St. Lucas Cardinal. 



Cardinalis igneus Baird, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 301 (Cape St. 

 Lucas), 305 (orig. descr. ; types from Cape St. Lucas). Elliot, lllustr. 

 Kew and Unfig. N. Amer. Birds, L 1869, pi. 16 (descr.). Cooper, Orn. Cal., 

 1870, 238, 239, part (Cape St. Lucas). Baird, Brewer, and Ridgwat, 

 Hist. N. Amer. Birds, II. 1874, pi. 30, fig. 10. Salvin and Godmax. Biol. 

 Centr.-Amer., Aves, I. 1884, 341, part (crit.). Bartlett, Mon. Ploc. and 

 Fring , pt. III. 1889, 14-16, part (descr. ; crit. ; La Paz ; San Jose'). Sharpe, 

 Cat. Birds Brit Mus., XII. 1888, 164-166, part (San Jose; Cape St. Lucas ; 

 subsp. of Cardiniilis cardinalis). 



Cardinalis virginiamis ScLATER, Cat. Amer. Birds, 1862, 100, part (Cape St. Lucas). 



Cardinalis virginianus, var. igneus Ridgway, Amer. Journ. Sci., 3d ser., V. 1863, 

 39, part (remarks on color and geog. distr. ; Cape St. Lucas). Coues, Check 

 List, 1873, 41, no. 203 a, part. Baird, Brewer, and Kidgway, Hist. N. Amer. 

 Birds, IL 1874. 103, part, pi. 30, fig. 10 (nesting habits at Cape St. Lucas). 

 Jasper. Birds N. Amer., 1878, 155, pi. 104, fig. 22. part (Cape St. Lucas). 



[Cardinalis] igneus Gray, Hand-list, II. 1870,102, no. 7,532, part. 



[Cardinalis virginianus] var. igneus Coues, Key N. Amer. Birds, 1872, 151, part 

 (descr.; Cape St. Lucas). Ridgway, Amer. Nat., VII. 1873, 618, part 

 (Cape St. Lucas). 



[Cardinalis virginianus] c. igneus Codes, Birds Northwest, 1874, 172, part (Cape St. 

 Lucas). 



Cardinalis virginianus igneus Ridgway, Nom. N. Amer. Birds (Bull. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., no. 21), 1881, 26, 64, no. 242 a, part ; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.. V. 1883, 

 541 (crit.). Belding, Ibid. (Cape Region) ; VI. 1883, 345 (Cape Region). 



Cardinalis virginiana ignea CouES, Check List, 2d ed., 1882, 60, no. 300, part. 



Cardinalis cardinalis igneus Stejneger, Auk, I. 1884, 171. A. 0. U., Check List, 

 1886, 286, no. 593 b. Bryant, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2d ser , II. 1889, 304 

 (Cape Region ; Santa Margarita Island; Comondu) ; Zoe, II. 1891, 188 (San 

 Jose' del Cabo). Ridgway, Birds N. and Midd. Amer., pt. I. 1901, 647, 

 648 (descr. ; Cape St. Lucas district). 



Cardinalis ruber igneus Stejneger, Auk, I. 1884, 172, part. 



C.[ardinalis] v. [irginianus] igneus CocES, Key N. Amer. Birds, 4th ed , 1894, 394, 

 395, part (Lower Calif.). 



C.[ardinalis] cardinalis igneus Ridgway, Man. N. Amer. Birds, 2d ed., 1896, 442 

 (Lower Calif.). 



[Cardinalis ruber] var. ignea Ddbois, Synop. Avium, fasc. IX. 1901, 619 (Basse- 

 Californie). 



Individual variations: — Males. The red is exceedinL;ly variable in tint, 

 ranging from the deepest geranium red through vermilion to a pale rose sal- 

 mon. The back varies from ashy brown to faded grayish brown, with always 

 a more or less strong tinge of red. The absence of the black frontal band ap- 

 pears to be quite constant. There is much variation in the size and shape of 



