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1888. Goss, N. S.— New and Kare Birds found Breeding on the San Pedro 



Martir Isle. (Auk, voL V, pp. 240-244.) 



New species described are: Sula gossi and Sula brewsteri. 



1889. Bryant, Walter E.— Description of a New Subspecies of Song Sparrow 



from Lower California, Mexico. (Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 2d ser., 

 vol. I, pp. 197-200.) 

 Melospiza fasciata rivularis. 



1889. Brewster, William.— Descriptions of Supposed New Birds from Western 

 North America and Mexico. (Auk, vol. VI, pp. 85-98.) 



Lower Calif ornian forms are: Empidonax griseus, pp. 87-89; Progne subis 

 hesperia, pp. 92-93. 



1889. Bryant, Walter E.— Descriptions of the Nests and Eggs of some Lower 

 Califoruian Birds, with a Description of the Young Plumage of 

 Geothlypis beldingi. (Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 2d ser., vol. II, 



pp. 20-27.) 



Nest and eggs of Geothlypis beldingi, Melospiza fasciata rivularis, Carpodacus 

 frontalis ruberrimus, Aphelocoma californica hypoleuca. 



1889. Anthony, Alfred W — New Birds from Lower California, Mexico. 

 (Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 2d ser., vol. II, pp. 73-82.) 



Oreortyx picius confinis, Aphelocoma californica obscura, Junco toxonsendi, Sitta 

 pygmcea leuconucha, Sialia mexicana anabelce. 



1. -ffichmophorus occidentalis (Lawr.) 



Western Grebe. — Kare at Magdalena Bay where one was 

 last seen on March 4, 1888. This species has been taken on 

 the west coast of Mexico, but not noticed in previous lists 

 of birds from Lower California except from Cerros Island 

 where I saw them in January, 1885. Mr. Anthony has re- 

 cently seen it in San Quintin Bay in winter. 



2. Colymbus nigricollis californicus (Heerm.) 



American Eared Grebe. — Keported by Mr. Belding as 

 very common at San Quintin Bay, May 10, 1881, also from 

 Cape region. I found a female dead on the shore of Cerros 

 Island in January, 1885. They were common along the 

 shores of Magdalena Bay, particularly at Magdalena Island. 

 They were seen about the landing swimming in com- 

 pact groups of from one to two dozen birds, the entire 



