BREWSTER: BIRDS OF THE CAPE REGION, LOWER CALIFORNIA. 151 
Pipilo maculatus magnirostris BRewstTER, Auk, VIII. 1891, 146, 147 (orig. descr. ; 
types from Sierra de la Laguna). Bryant, Zoe, II. 1891, 198 (Victoria 
Mts.). Ripe@way, Birds N. and Midd. Amer., pt. I. 1901, 414, 415 (descr. ; 
mt. districts of S. Lower Calif.). 
[Pipilo maculatus] var. magnirostris DuBois, Synop. Avium, fasc. IX. 1901, 637 
(Basse-Californie). 
Concerning the characters by which P. m. magnirostris may be distinguished 
from its nearest allies, I have nothing to add to what aca in my original 
description of the former. 
This Towhee which, until recently, has teat contrayeded with P. m. mega- 
lonyx, is probably confined to the Cape Region, where it is resident, and very 
common locally in the mountains south of La Paz. Mr. Frazar found it in 
the greatest numbers on the Sierra de la Laguna in May and early June. A 
few were also seen on the summit of this mountain in December, but most of 
those which pass the summer there evidently descend to lower levels at the 
approach of winter. They were rare at Triunfo in summer, but very numer- 
ous at all seasons about San José del Rancho, where a nest containing three 
egos was taken on July 22. According to Mr. Bryant, no Towhees of the 
P. maculatus group have been detected in Lower California north of La Paz 
excepting ‘‘in the region of San Pedro Martir,” where Mr. Anthony has found 
P. m. megalonyx breeding at from 2,500 to 11,000 feet altitude. I have not 
seen specimens from this region, but they are not likely to belong to the 
present subspecies. 
The nest found at San José del Rancho was placed “on the ground under 
a bush close to roots.’”’ It measures externally 3.55 in diameter by 1.75 in 
depth; internally 2.15 in diameter by 1.50 in depth. It is composed of weed 
stalks and coarse grass, and is lined with fine grass and a little horsehair. 
The eggs are elliptical-ovate in shape, and measure respectively 1.02 x .71; 
1.00 X .75; and 1.02 x .73. Their ground color is dull white, but this is 
nearly concealed by innumerable fine spots of lavender and pinkish brown, the 
latter color being most prevalent and conspicuous about the larger ends. 
These eggs are very closely matched by several eggs of P. erythrophthalmus i in 
my collection. 
Pipilo fuscus albigula (Bairp). 
Sr. Lucas TowHeEsr. 
Pipilo albiqula Bairp, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 801 (Cape St. Lucas), 305 
(orig. descr.; types from Cape St. Lucas). Exttort, Illustr. New and Unfig. 
N. Amer. Birds, I. 1869, pl. 15 (descr.). Cooprr, Orn. Cal., 1870, 248 
(deser.; figures head ; Cape St. Lucas). Barro, Brewer, and Ripeway, 
Hist. N. Amer. Birds, II. 1874, pl. 31, fig. 11. Swarrg, Cat. Birds Brit. 
Mus., XII. 1888, 755 (descr. ; Cape St. Lucas; La Paz). Ripeway, Birds 
N. and Midd. Amer., pt. I. 1901, 453, 484 (deser.; Cape St. Lucas district). 
[Pipilo] albigula Gray, Hand! list, II. 1870, 92, no. 7,362. 
