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visit to the Santa Rita Mountains," about forty miles to the south, where he 

 collected in Madera Canyon, known locally as White House Canyon, on the 

 west side of the range, and made some important observations. The notes of 

 this collectino- trip were published by Mr. Brewster in the Nuttall liulletiii.' 



In the summer of 1884, Mr. Stephens revisited Arizona on his way to 

 Mexico and made a large collection of birds, and in 1885, a few of I he most 

 important results of his work, especially concerning range, were published 

 by Mr. Brewster in the Auk." 



In the summer of 1884, Dr. E. W. Nelson collected both in the region of 

 Tucson, Fullers, and the Santa Ritas, procuring altogether some eight hun- 

 dred and eighty s])ecimens, about three hundred and fifty of which were 

 obtained in the Santa Ritas. All these are now in the National Museum. Ur. 

 Nelson's Santa Rita work was done almost entirelv in June and July, mainly 



Fig. 1. Map ok vSanta Rita Mountains 



Diawn from Patagonia Quadrang-le 

 U. S. Geological Survc\v 



in the vicinity of the Gardner. Vail, and Harshaw ranches in the Upper Sono- 

 ran Zone on the east side of the range, when both he and Mr. Stephens were 

 camped at Gardner's Ranch. 



June 15-30, 1908, Mr. H. S. Swarth and Mr. Stephens collected in the 

 iin)untains, camping at the mouth of Madera Canyon, Mr. Swarth's notes ai)- 

 [)earing later in the Condor." 



'Brewster, William, Bull. Nuttall Orn. Club, Vll, 1882, pp. 65-86, 135-147, 193-212; 

 VIII, 1883, pp. 21-36. 



•■^Brewster, William, The Auk, II, 1885, pp. 84-85. 196-200. 



"Swarth, H. S., Summer Birds of the Papa^o Indian Reservation and of the Santa 

 Rita Mountains, Arizona, The Condor, VII, 1905. pp. 22-28, 47-50, 77-81 (Santa Rita 

 notes, pp. 77-81). 



