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Mr. Belding, who was the first to detect this Grosbeak in Lower California, 
saw only two individuals, — both at San José del Cabo, in the spring of 1882. 
In the neighborhood of this town Mr. Frazar found the birds not uncommon in 
the autumn of 1887, taking no less than twelve at various dates between 
August 28 and November 4. A single specimen was also shot at San José 
del Rancho on December 20. 
Mr. Bryant met with the Western Blue Grosbeak at Comondu, where “ those 
which were taken had been feeding in a patch of growing wheat,” and Mr. 
Anthony found it ‘very common in all the coast valleys from San Quintin 
northward.” 1 It should breed on the Peninsula, but we do not know that it 
ever does so. It is a rather common summer resident in California, especially 
in the southern counties near the coast. In western Mexico my collectors have 
found it nesting as far south as Oposura, and have obtained specimens in win- 
ter and early spring about Alamos. Its winter range is said to extend through 
Central America to southern Costa Rica. 
Cyanospiza amoena (Say). 
LazuLi BUNTING. 
Passerina amoena BeLpING, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., V. 1885, 541 (Cape Region). 
Bryant, Proce. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2d ser., II. 1889, 805 (Cape Region). 
Mr. Belding and Mr. Frazar are quite in accord respecting this species, both 
characterizing it as somewhat uncommon in the Cape Region. If, as seems 
most probable from the evidence at hand, it does not breed there, it arrives 
from the north rather early, for Mr. Frazar took a specimen at Triunfo on 
August 15. He saw the greatest number, however, at San José del Cabo in 
September and October. None were observed by him either at La Paz or on 
the Sierra de la Laguna, but two were taken at Triunfo on December 9, and a 
third at San José del Rancho on December 23. The last two dates indicate 
that at least a few birds spend the winter in this region. 
Mr. Bryant found the Lazuli Bunting “rare at Comondu and northward.” 
Mr. Anthony states that it was abundant about San Pedro Martir, where “ one 
or two were seen on top of the mountain.” 2 It breeds from*southern Cali- 
fornia to British Columbia, and in winter goes as far south as Mazatlan, in 
western Mexico. 
Cyanospiza versicolor pulchra (Rinew.). 
BEAUTIFUL BUNTING. 
Cyanospiza versicolor (not Spiza versicolor BONAPARTE) Batrp, Proc. Acad. Nat. 
Sci. Phila., 1859, 301 (Cape St. Lucas), 304 (crit. ; Cape St. Lucas). Coorsr, 
Orn. Cal., 1870, 234, 235, part (Cape St. Lucas). Barrp, Brewer, and Rrpe- 
1 Zoe, IV. 1893, 2438. 2 Tid. 
