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I Mearns, T-vo AVti' Birch from Saiihi luirhara Ids. lC)\ 



built between the leaves [joints] of a cactus about eighteen inches 

 above the ground, and composed entirely of fine dry grass-blades. 

 It contained four badly-incubated eggs, three of which measure : 

 .76 X .56, .75 X .59, .83 X .59. Fourteen House Finches were 

 taken on this island." 



On San Nicolas Island, Mr. Grinnell notes that " only about 

 twenty were seen during our stay on the island, so this bird is by 

 no means common. Fully fledged juveniles were noted, and a 

 nest found May 25. It was in a hole in the sand-stone bluff 

 above the beach, but could not be reached. The female was seen 

 to leave it on several occasions. Four specimens of the House 

 Finch were taken." 



Lanius ludovicianus anthonyi, new subspecies. 



Island Shrike. 



Lanius ludoTHcianus gambeli Grinnell, Rep. on the Birds of Santa 

 Barbara, San Nicolas, and San Clemente Islands, Publication No. I of the 

 Pasadena Academy of Sciences, August, 1897, pp. 19, 20. (San Clemente 

 Island.) 



Type from Santa Cruz Island, California. Adult female, No. , U. S. 



National Museum. Collected bj' Mr. R. H. Beck, May 6, 1S97. (Original 

 number, 131.) 



Adult. — Upper surface of head and body, dark slate-gray, paler — but 

 usually not whitish — on the scapulars and upper tail-coverts, and darkest 

 on the head, which has the faintest trace of a hoary line behind the black 

 rictus, extending above the eye. Wings and tail black and white, the 

 former gra^' and white below; white areas on Avings and tail much more 

 restricted than in the other forms of the La?tius ludovicia/ius group. The 

 white on the upper surface of the wing is confined to the extreme base of 

 the primaries and the extreme tips of the secondaries. The scapulars are 

 edged externally with light gray — not white. Under surface of wing mostly 

 gra}', but white along the bend of the wing and across the base of the 

 quills. Tail-feathers all black at base, tipped with white, with white on 

 terminal two-thirds of outer web of lateral feathers. The terminal white 

 on middle pair of rectrices is confined to a narrow edging which soon dis- 

 appears with wear. The under surface of body is gray, palest mesially, 

 and becoming white on throat and crissum. Iris brown. Bill plumbeous 

 black. Feet black. 



Young in frst plumage. — Pattern similar to that of adult, but Avith 

 head and body everywhere vermiculated with dusky and pale fulvous, 

 except on the chin, which is white. Wings and tail with the light areas 



