BREWSTER: BIRDS OF THE CAPE REGION, LOWER CALIFORNIA. ay ge 
La Paz in January and February, and “a few ” at San José del Cabo in the 
latter part of August. Mr. Bryant found it on Santa Margarita Island and 
Magdalena Bay, and states that it was rare there. Mr. Anthony has reported 
it as ‘‘ common at San Quintin and north of that point, also seen to some ex- 
tent inland. A colony was found nesting on San Martin Island on April 12.”1 
There are no geographical reasons why the Great Blue Heron should not 
breed in the Cape Regicn, and as it often builds its nests on low bushes or even 
jutting rocks, when tall trees are wanting, it is possible that at least a few 
birds rear their young near La Paz and San José del Cabo. 
Ardea egretta Gmet. 
AMERICAN EGRET. 
Herodias egretta BELDING, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V. 1885, 544 (Cape Region), 548 
(San José). 
Ardea egretta Bryant, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2d ser., II. 1889, 268, 269 (Cape 
Region; color of fleshy parts). 
Mr. Belding includes this Heron in his list of birds observed in the Cape 
Region between Dec. 15, 1881, and May 17, 1882. On the latter date he noted 
it at San José del Cabo, where Mr. Frazar also found it in August. It is ap- 
parently not numerously represented near the southern extremity of the 
Peninsula, but is probably resident there. 
About’ Magdalena Bay Mr. Bryant found it “ tolerably common ” feeding “ in 
small groups or singly along the beach. . . . In April, 1888, they became 
nore common in places along the estero and were seen collected on the man- 
groves above the water. One night while navigating the estero, I saw a large 
flock which may have been a nesting colony, but it was too dark to investizate 
and by daylight they were far behind.’’ 
The range of the American Egret on or near the Pacific coast extends from 
Oregon to Patagonia, and the bird is said to breed throughout most of the 
regions embraced within these limits. 
Ardea candidissima GmMeEt. 
Snowy HERon. 
Garzetia thula Barrp, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 301 (Cape St. Lucas), (?) 
305, 306 (crit.; Cape St. Lucas). 
Garzetta candidissima BELDING, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V. 1883, 548 (San José). 
Ardea cundidissima BRYANT, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2d ser., II. 1889, 269 (San José 
del Cabo). 
Small numbers of Snowy Herons were found by Mr. Frazar in winter at La 
Paz, and in early autumn at San José del Cabo. Several were also seen at the 
1 Zoe, LY. 1893, 281. 
