Davis 1946 Ripilo fuscus 43. Sierra de Tapalpa, 15 mi W of Sayula, 7400 ft, Jalisco, Mex. Aug. 4, 1946 Brown Towhees, called by the natives "Vigitas", are abundant about fields and villages. The birds are paired, or in some instances are found in family groups of three. They are found in the usual places - in courtyards of houses, and in the maguey and scrub hedgerows, and on the stone walls, surrounding cultivated fields. They seem to show a more pronounced tendency to fly up into trees when alarmed. They also seem to be less wary than most of the other Brown Towhees I have hunted in other places, although Sibley tells me that most of the ones he encountered seemed quite wild. I must have seen close to 100 Brown Towhees today. In one place, a brush-filled swale with minosa trees on the crests of the sides, R. fuscus and C. orai were found together. One of the individuals taken today was just coming into juvenile plumage. This would indicate that at least some of the birds here have 2 broods a year. The only note heard all day was the familiar series of gurgled phrases given when 2 birds became embroiled in a battle over what was either a piece of food or a perching station. These birds did not react to squeaks as did the birds above Patzcuaro.