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larger, and more of a rusty than an ashy-brown, and the purple spots are 

 fewer and less marked than in C. virginiaiius. 



" The memorandum of Mr. John Xanthus shows that in one instance a 

 nest of this bird, containing two eggs, was found in a Mimosa bush four feet 

 from the ground ; another nest, with one e§^g, in a like situation ; a third, 

 containing three eggs, was about three feet from the ground ; a fourth, with 

 two eggs, was also found in a Mimosa, but only a few inches above the 

 ground." 



Mr. R. Ridgway published in ' The Auk ' for 1885 a " Description 

 of a new Cardmal Grosbeak from Arizona," and remarks : " The Cardinal 

 Grosbeak from Arizona, hitherto supposed to be identical with C. igneus 

 from Cape St. Lucas, proves, on comparison of numerous specimens, to be 

 easily distinguishable. I therefore propose for it the name Cardinalis 

 cardinalis siipcrbus." Although Mr. Ridgway kindly lent me specimens of 

 this, his new form, I have united it with C. igneus, to which it is most 

 closely allied ; the bill is not so robust, but the vermilion is much brighter 

 than in the latter bird. 



Specimens examined. 



Var. Cardinalis igneus, Baird. 



Locality. 



La Paz, Lower California. 



La Paz, Lower California. 



San Jose, North America. 



San Jose, North America. 



Var. Cardinalis superbus, Ridgway. 



Camp Grant, Arizona (Dr. Palmer) 

 Tucson, Arizona (E. W. Nelson). 



The specimens Nos. 1 to 4 were kindly lent to me by Mr. R. Ridgway, 

 of the Smithsonian Institution, for examination, Nos. 3 and 4 being his 

 types of Cardinalis superbus. 



