218 BULLETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. 
Mr. Frazar was the next to meet the St. Lucas Robin in its native haunts. 
He found it first on the Sierra de la Laguna, during his ascent of this moun- 
tain on April 26, 1887. It was common at this date, and by the end of May, 
exceedingly abundant, for its numbers contintied to increase during nearly the 
whole of Mr. Frazar’s stay, but up to the time of his departure (June 9), it was 
invariably seen in flocks, and none of the many specimens examined showed 
any indications that their breeding season was at hand. The people living on 
the mountain asserted that the birds do not lay before July. Mr. Frazar 
found a number of old nests which were constructed precisely like those of 
the common Robin, and placed in similar situations. The males were fre- 
quently heard singing. ‘‘ The song resembles that of the eastern Robin, but 
is weaker and less distinct, reminding one of the efforts of a young bird just 
learning to sing. I did not hear a single loud, clear note.” 
During his second visit to La Laguna, Mr. Frazar saw in all only ten St. Lucas 
Robins, — one on November 28, two on November 30, one on December 1, 
and six on December 2. This led him to conclude that most of them leave 
the mountains in winter, a supposition speedily confirmed, for about two weeks 
later (December 18-25) he found them abundant at San José del Rancho. 
At this place a few breed, also, for three were seen during July, and one of 
them, a female, shot on the 27th, was incubating, and must have had a nest 
and eggs somewhere in the immediate neighborhood. A fourth was met with 
on June 9, about ten miles from the base of the Sierra de la Laguna on the 
road to Triunfo. 
The St. Lucas Robin is evidently one of the most characteristic species of the 
Cape Fauna, for it does not range even so far to the northward as La Paz, and, 
according to Mr. Bryant, is unknown to the people living in the central and 
northern portions of the Peninsula. A single straggler, which is said to be 
perfectly typical, was taken, however, at Hayward’s, California, on January 2, 
1882, by Mr. W. Otto Emerson.! This is the only known instance of the oc- 
currence of the species outside the borders of its little realm near the southern 
extremity of Lower California. 
The total number of species and subspecies of birds from the Cape Region 
of Lower California, included in the foregoing list, is as follows : — 
Species: = levy J ae ule 
Subspecies.) & 7. a88 
Rotall nas) awe Do 
1 Zoe, I. 1890, 46. There is a subsequent record by Mr. C. A. Keeler (Zbid., 
250) which apparently relates to the same bird, although the date of its capture is 
given as January 27, 1883. 
