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Several days were spent at Cape Saint Lucas, and other localities were 

 visited, as sbown by the specimens which were forwarded to the 

 Natioual Mnsenm. 



The people whom I met inLower California wereinvariably courteous 

 and kind, and to Seiior Griuda, collector at La Paz, I am indebted for 

 substantial favors. 



The California and Mexico steamship line deserves • credit for free 

 transportation of specimens. 



Tlie species enumerated in the following catalogue were common to 

 most or all of the localities where collections were made, those observed 

 at only one locality being given afterwards in separate lists. 



1. Oreoscoptes montanus (Town.). 

 Eare, 



2. Mimus polyglottus (L.). 

 Abundant. 



3. Methriopterus cinereus (Xant.). 

 Very common. 



4. Phainopepla nitens (Sw.). 



Eare on the coast, common in the interior, 



5. Polioptila caerulea (L.)-* 

 Common. 



IG. OxYECHUS VOCIFERU& (L.). Cape Saint Lucas, October 20-31; November 19-22. 



17. Gallinago wilsoxi (Temm.). San Jos6, November 23. 



18. AcTODROMAS MiNUTiLLA (Veill). Todos Sautos (uo date). 



19. Calidris arenaria (L.). Fide Baird. 



20. ToT.\>fUS MELANOLEUCUS (Gui.). San Jos6, December ; Cape Saint Lucas. 



21. Symphemia SEMiPALMATA (Gm.). (Locality not stated; January.) 



22. HiMANTOPUS MEXiCANUS (MiilL). Sierra de Santiago, January ; Cape Saint Lu- 



cas ; San Jos6 del Cabo, February. 



23. Anasboscas (L.). San Jos6 del Cabo, December. 



24. Chaulelasmus sTreperus (L.). San Jos6 del Cabo, December, February. 



25. Dafila acuta (L.). San Jos6 del Cabo, January. 



26. Nettion carolinensis (Gm.). San Jos^ del Cabo, January, February. 



27. Erismatura kubida (Wils.). San Jos6 del Cabo, December, February; Laguna 



de Santiago, January; Saint Lazaro Mountains, January. 



28. LoPHODYTES CUCULLATUS (L.). San Jos6 del Cabo, February. 



29. Pelecanus erythrorhyxciius (Gm.). Sau Jos6 del Cabo, January, February; 



Cape Saint Lucas (no date). 



30. PuFFiNUS GRiSEUS (Gm.). Cape Saint Lucas, August 18. 



31. Halocyptexa microsoma (Coues). San Jos6 del Cabo, May. 



32. Cymochorea MEL/ENA (Bp.). Cape Saiut Lucas. 



33. Brachyrhamphus hypoleucus (Xantus). Cape Saint Lucas, San Jos6. 



34. Brachyrhamphus craveri (Salvad). Cape Saint Lacas. 



*The only specimen sent by Mr. Belding agrees with otber western examples in be- 

 ing decidedly darker above and in having the white of the tail-feathers more restricted 

 than eastern birds of this species. The lores are also darker, while there is little if 



