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were not found elsewhere until within a few days' travel of 

 San Quintin. 



199. Icterus parisorum Bonnp. 



Scott's Oriole. — Found by Messrs. Xantus and Belding 

 at the Cape region. By Mr. Anthony it is said to prefer 

 the low hills near the coast south of San Quintin, where it 

 nests in the thorny branches of the candlewood {Fouquiera 

 columnaris). Mr. Belding has seen it near the boundary 

 line south of Tia Juana and between San Eafael and San 

 Pedro Martir, in elevated juniper-covered mesas. I first 

 heard the song of this oriole one day's travel south of San 

 Borgia, and my guide said it was a meadowlark — the notes 

 at a distance did resemble an imperfect song of a lark. At 

 Ubi I first saw the birds, and usually far from water; they 

 seemed to prefer open plains covered with thorny vegetation 

 and cacti to the cultivated tracts in the vicinity of ranches. 



200. Icterus cucullatus nelsoni Ridgw. 



Arizona Hooded Oriole. — Generally distributed over the 

 peninsula, particularly in the vicinit}^ of water and habita- 

 tions. I found them on Santa Margarita Island in January. 

 At Comondu they were nesting in the palm trees. A young 

 one, caged at San Fernando, was fed by the male parent. 



201. Icterus bullocki (Swaius.) 



Bullock's Oriole. — Observed by Mr. Anthony during 

 migration. Mr. Belding has found them tolerably common 

 from San Eafael northward. 



202. Scolecophagus carolinus (Mii l.) 



KusTY Blackbird. — The capture of a single specimen at 

 Yalladares is recorded by Mr. Anthony in the present vol- 

 ume, p. 86. 



203. Scolecophagus cyanocephalus (Wagl.) 



Brewer's Blackbird. — Observed by Mr. Belding at Sau 

 Jose del (Jabo. In March, 1888, I saw two flocks at San 



