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the mountain in midsummer. The lateness of its arrival in this region is 
remarkable, in view of the fact that its reaches California in May or early 
June. 
Mr. Bryant reports that a Cuckoo which was probably occidentalis has been 
seen in August by Mr. Anthony at Ensenada, near the northern boundary of 
Lower California. 
The California Cuckoo is found from Oregon to Costa Rica, on or near the 
Pacific coast, and, everywhere north of Mexico, at least, is migratory, going 
further south to pass the winter. 
Ceryle alcyon (Liny.). 
BELTED KINGFISHER. 
Ceryle alcyon BELDING, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V. 1883, 543 (Cape Region). Bryr- 
ANT, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2d ser., II. 1889, 286 (Cape Region). 
Belted Kingfishers from Lower California, as well as those from the western 
United States generally, average larger than eastern birds. They also have 
stouter bills. As these differences are neither eonstant nor accompanied by 
any obvious geographical modifications of color or markings, it seems to me 
quite enough merely to mention them in passing. 
Mr. Frazar found the Kingfisher rare at La Paz, but rather common about 
San José del Cabo. Mr. Belding gives it as common, but mentions no special 
localities. It apparently occurs only in autumn, winter and early spring. At 
these seasons it has been seen at various localities in the upper part of the Pen- 
insula by Mr. Bryant and Mr. Anthony. 
The Belted Kingfisher ranges from Alaska to Panama, but is not known to 
breed south of the southern boundary of the United States. Throughout Cali- 
fornia and northward to British Columbia it is found during both summer and 
winter, wherever there are clear streams that contain an abundance of fish. 
Dryobates lucasanus (XantTUws). 
Sr. Lucas WoopPECKER. 
Picus lucasanus Xantus, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 298 (orig. descr. ; type 
from Cape St. Lucas). Barrp, Jb/d., 301 (Cape St. Lucas), 302 (crit.; Cape 
St. Lucas). Cassin, Jbid., 1863, 195, 196 (deser.; Lower Calif.). Ma LHEerRBE, 
Mon. Picidae, I. 1861, 166 (descr.; Cape St. Lucas). Sciarer, Cat. Amer. 
Birds, 1862, 333 (Cape St. Lucas). Gray, List Birds Brit. Mus. 1868, 50 
(Lower Calif.). Exzrot, Illustr. New and Unfig. N. Amer. Birds, I. 1869, 
introd. (figures head and leg; probably equals Picus scalaris). Cours, Key 
N. Amer. Birds, 1872, 193 (crit.; Cape St. Lucas). 
D.[ictyopipo] lucasana Cas. & Heine, Mus. Hein., pt. IV. sect. 2, 1863, 75, 76 (descr. ; 
Cape St. Lucas). 
