NEW BIRDS FROM LOWER CALIFORNIA. 



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DIMENSIONS OF OREORTYA' FICTA COXFINIS. 



COLLECTIOX OF A. W. AXTHONY. 



Aphelocoma californica obscura subsp. uov. 

 Belding'is Jay. 



Subsp, cliar. — Differing from ^. call/or nica in much darker 

 colors and weaker feet. 



Adult $ . (Type, No. 2543, coll. of A. W. A., from Valla- 

 dores, L. C, Sept. 8, 1888.) Above, indigo blue, darker on 

 head. Dorsal patch, smoky drab. Auriculars, black, 

 glossed with blue. Superciliary stripe, white. Gular 

 streaks with blue wash. Lower parts, gray, much darker 

 than true A. californica. Under tail coverts, bluish. Under 

 surface of tail, smoky black with blue reflection. 



Habitat. — Lower California in region of San Pedro range, 

 ranging as high as 10,000 feet. 



The great variation in size and color of the dorsal patch 

 in the series from this region, suggests the presence of a 

 second race, inhabiting the higher ranges, and characterized 

 b}^ small size and brownish dorsal patch, together with 

 dark blue upper parts; the material at my command, how- 

 ever, does not warrant its separation. Specimens from the 

 lower valleys agree in size with No. 2543, as given below: 



