° 1918 ] Oberholser, Races of Toxostoma redivivum. 61 



Remarks. — Although this race, hitherto unrecognized, except 

 by its original describers, is confined to a comparatively limited 

 area, it is apparently well worthy of subspecific status. Even 

 birds in juvenal plumage are, at least in series, distinguishable from 

 those of Toxostoma redivivum redivivum, as they are more deeply 

 ochraceous below and more rufescent above; in fact, the present 

 race, on the whole, as much resembles Toxostoma redivivum sonomoe 

 as it does the adjacent and intervening Toxostoma redivivum 

 redivivum, but it is distinguishable from the former by its decidedly 

 more brownish (less grayish) and paler jugular band, less rufescent 

 (more grayish) upper surface, and lighter posterior lower parts. 

 This close similarity to Toxostoma redivivum redivivum, together 

 with the fact that its characters were not quite correctly stated 

 in the original description, doubtless account in large measure for 

 the failure of subsequent authors to recognize it as distinct. We 

 take pleasure therefore in being able to restore it to good stand- 

 ing among its relatives. The very extensive series that we have 

 examined shows the paleness and brownish cast of the jugular 

 band to be very constant, and, indeed, the best character for 

 separation from Toxostoma redivivum redivivum or Toxostoma 

 redivivum sonomoB. 



One hundred and thirty-seven specimens of this subspecies have 

 been examined, from the following localities: 



Lower California.— Ensenada (Feb. 27, 1906; May 18, 1905); 

 Laguna Ensenada (April 5, 1910); San Fernando (Sept. 4, 1905); 

 Santo Domingo, 25 miles northeast of San Quintin (August 19, 

 1905); 45 miles east of San Quintin (Jan. 20, 1894); San Simon 

 (Oct. 22, 1903); Rosario' (Oct. 25, 27, 28, 29, and 30, 1906; Nov. 

 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 

 23, 25, 28, and 29, 1906). 



