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taken ; second, that through a crippled condition this bird had 

 not been able to travel back north to the regular summer habitat, 

 of the subspecies. No indication of injury was in evidence, 

 however. 



Whatever the explanation the bird is a perfectly typical 

 example of /'. i. schistacea, as determined by comparison with 

 extensive series of this form. The normal range of schistacea 

 finds its southern limit in the White Mountains, Mono County, 

 California, about 250 miles north of San Jacinto Peak, while 

 another race, megarhyncha, occurs in parts of the intervenm.; 

 region. 



Pipilo maculatus megalonyx Baird 

 Spurred Towhee 



An abundant ami characteristic species in the chaparral of 

 the Upper Sonoran zone, particularly numerous about Ken- 

 worthy, and eastward to Vandeventer Flat. A few observed 

 along the stream at Dos Palmos late in May. probably wanderers 



from the adj; nt hills, attracted by the water, as was the case 



witli several other Upper Sonoran species at this point. On 

 the northern slopes of the range the spurred towhee was found 

 ranging downward as far as the abrupt base of the mountains 

 in the San Gorgonio Pass, a1 Cabezon and Banning, but not 

 out upon the floor of this valley. 



On June 11 two nests were found at Oak Tree Spring, 

 between Kenworthy and Palm Canon. Both were placed in the 

 usual situation, on the ground under over-hane'ine' hushes, and 

 each contained three cues. A nest with three eggs (no. 61) was 

 taken at Cabezon, May 10. in a very similar situation. 



At the time we reached the highesl parts of the mountains, 

 the late summer dispersal of birds was well under way. and the 

 spurred townees had ascended to points probably far above the 

 normal breeding ranee. Pull-grown juvenals were secured near 

 the summit, of Toro Peak (8000 feet). July 1, and at Round Val- 

 ley (9000 feet). July 10. 



Twenty-eight specimens were preserved, from the following 

 localities: Cabezon, one (no. 1609), Schain's Ranch, sixteen (nos. 



