Vol. XIV 
“EEE GRINNELL, A New Towhee from California. 295 
Much lighter than 2 P. m. megalonyx. Head and neck all around, and 
upper parts, broccoli brown. Wings and tail darker. Rump gray. 
These colors are not pure and continuous, but the feathers have darker 
centres with light edgings. Plumage otherwise as in P. m. megalonyx. 
Habitat. —San Clemente Island, California. 
The male of /. clemente thus closely resembles the female of 
P.m. megalonyx in the tone of the upper parts, and the female 
of the insular form is still lighter. From the accompanying 
table of measurements the difference in size, especially in the 
proportions of the bill, is evident. 
During my six days’ visit on San Clemente Island, from March 
28 to April 3, the past spring, I did not see more than four others 
of these Towhees besides the six specimens secured. So that 
they can not by any means be numerous. However, my obser- 
vations were confined to the south end of the island, so possibly 
they are more abundant toward the north end. They were shy, 
and usually remained closely hidden in the clumps of wild 
cherry bushes which lined the beds of the ravines. The repro- 
ductive organs of the single female taken, showed that oviposition 
had already taken place. 
The notes of the San Clemente Towhee are quite unlike those 
of the mainland form. The (¢ow)-4ee was more flimsy, and not 
so loud. The Catbird call-note which is so characteristic of P. m. 
megalonyx, appeared to be unknown to the island bird, as I did 
not once hear it. 
I have seen no Towhees from the other Southern Californian 
islands, so that more material may relegate /pz/o clemente to 
subspecific rank, but reasoning from analogy, I think not. 
MEASUREMENTS IN INCHES OF A FEMALE /ifilo clementeé FROM SAN 
CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. 
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