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Mr. Frazar was the next to meet the St. Lucas Robin in its native haunts. 

 He found it first on the Sierra de la Laguna, during his ascent of this moun- 

 tain on April 26, 1887. It was common at this date, and by the end of May, 

 exceedingly abundant, for its numbers continued to increase during nearly the 

 whole of Mr. Frazar's stay, but up to the time of his departure (June 9), it was 

 invariably seen in flocks, and none of the many specimens examined showed 

 any indications that their breeding season was at hand. The people living on 

 the mountain asserted that the birds do not lay before July. Mr. Frazar 

 found a number of old nests which were constructed precisely like those of 

 the common Robin, and placed in similar situations. The males were fre- 

 quently heard singing. " The song resembles that of the eastern Robin, but 

 is weaker and less distinct, reminding one of the efforts of a young bird just 

 learning to sing. I did not hear a single loud, clear note." 



During his second visit to La Laguna, Mr. Frazar saw in all only ten St. Lucas 

 Robins, — one on November 23, two on November 30, one on December 1, 

 and six on December 2. This led him to conclude that most of them leave 

 the mountains in winter, a supposition speedily confirmed, for about two weeks 

 later (December 18-25) he found them abundant at San Jose del Rancho. 

 At this place a few breed, also, for three were seen during July, and one of 

 them, a female, shot on the 27th, was incubating, and must have had a nest 

 and eggs somewhere in the immediate neighborhood. A fourth was met with 

 on June 9, about ten miles from the base of the Sierra de la Laguna on the 

 road to Triunfo. 



The St. Lucas Robin is evidently one of the most characteristic species of the 

 Cape Fauna, for it does not range even so far to the northward as La Paz, and, 

 according to Mr. Bryant, is unknown to the people living in the central and 

 northern portions of the Peninsula. A single straggler, which is said to be 

 perfectly typical, was taken, however, at Hayward's, California, on January 2, 

 1882, by Mr. W. Otto Emerson.^ This is the only known instance of the oc- 

 currence of the species outside the borders of its little realm near the southern 

 extremity of Lower California. 



The total number of species and subspecies of birds from the Cape Region 

 of Lower California, included in the foregoing list, is as follows : — 



Species 167 



Subspecies .... 88 



Total ... 255 



1 Zoe, I. 1890, 46. Tliere is a subsequent record by Mr. C A. Keeler (I!>id., 

 250) which apparently relates to the same bird, although the date of its capture is 

 given as January 27, 1883. 



