BREWSTER: BIRDS OF THE CAPE REGION, LOWER CALIFORNIA. 67 
* Helodromas solitarius (WILs.). 
SoLiraRy SANDPIPER. 
[ Totanus] solitarius BREWSTER, Auk, VII. 1890, 378 (crit.; San José del Cabo). 
An adult male Solitary Sandpiper (No. 17,739) taken by Mr. Frazar at 
San José del Cabo, on October 28, agrees perfectly in size as well as coloring 
with autumnal adults of this species from the Eastern States, and is apparently 
true solitarius which is probably a mere accidental wanderer to this region, for 
all the other specimens in the collection belong to the following subspecies. 
It is possible, however, that the bird just referred to is really an exceptionally 
small example of cinnamomeus, for the latter when in fully mature plumage 
does not appear to differ in respect to either color or markings from solitarius. 
Helodromas solitarius cinnamomeus (Brewst.). 
WESTERN SOLITARY SANDPIPER. 
Totanus solitarius cinnamomeus BrewstTER, Auk, VII. 100, 377, 578 (orig. descr. ; 
type from San José del Cabo). 
This form was found only at,San José del Cabo where, between August 25 
and September 2, seven specimens were taken. It is characterized in Mr. 
Frazar’s notes as “not numerous” and it was not seen after September 28. 
Neither this nor the typical form has been detected elsewhere in Lower 
California. 
H. solitarius is recorded from California and from South America as far 
south as Peru, but it is safe to assume that many if not most of the birds which 
migrate up and down the Pacific coast are really representatives of the present 
subspecies. 
According to Mr. Grinnell cinnamomeus is the only form which occurs in 
Los Angeles county, California, where it is a “common migrant on the interior 
lowlands.” ! It probably does not breed anywhere to the southward of 
British Columbia. 
Symphemia semipalmata inornata Brewst. 
WESTERN WILLET. 
Symphemia semipalmata (not Scelopar semipalmata GMELIN) Ripeway, Proc. U. S. 
Nat. Mus., V. 1883, 534, footnote (Cape Region). Bexpine, /bid., VI. 1888, 
ddl (s. of lat. 24° 307). 
1 Pub. II. Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 17. 
