SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCALITIES 15 



Several different localities within the city limits have yielded valuable 

 specimens, as indicated under the descriptions of species. 

 These may be enumerated as follows : 



a. Bairdstown, a hamlet midway between Los Angeles and South 

 Pasadena, an outcrop of diatomaceous shale, mostly, not quite, pure and 

 alternating with thin sandstone, in the hill above Titus Avenue. Many 

 species obtained. 



b. Los Angeles Brick-yard, 1000 Chavez Ravine Road; clay of the 

 upper Miocene (LOPHAR). 



c. Reservoir Hill (Silverwood Hill)', Elysian Hills, south of Chavez 

 Ravine, uppermost Miocene sandstone (SCOMBERESOX EDWARDSI). 



(2) Shorb, Los Angeles County, about ten miles east of Los 

 Angeles. Collection of Dr. Ralph Arnold. This collection contains 

 numerous imprints of small fishes, all those which are identifiable being 

 ZANTECLITES HUBBSI. 



(3) El Modena, 5 Orange County, at Hews Park. 



The fine collection of Mr. E. E. Hadley includes an unusual number 

 of new species, as indicated below. The specimens are from chalky 

 diatomaceous shales. This collection was placed temporarily by Mr. 

 Hadley in the Lorquin Natural History Society of Los Angeles, the types 

 of new species being transferred through the courtesy of Mr. Hadley 

 and of the curator to the geological collections of Stanford University. 



(4) Lompoc (Sierra Santa Ynez) Santa Barbara County, in diato- 

 maceous shale. Collection of Dr. Edward J. Porteous, of A. H. Krieger 

 and of Miss J. M. Telford. Here the primitive flounder, EVESTHES 

 JORDANI Gilbert, was obtained in 1909. 



(5) Santa Ana and Orange. Occasional sharks' teeth in clay or 

 sandstone deposits. 



(6) Pine Canon, near Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, in clay 

 shale, reputed to be of "Monterey" age. In this FORFEX HYPURALIS 

 occurs. 



5 The name El Modena applied to this village is unfortunate, as it is not 

 correct Spanish. There is no Spanish word Modena, and if there were, it would be 

 a feminine noun, not preceded by El. The history of the name seems to be this, 

 as derived from the postmaster of the town and from others. The station was 

 first called "Earlham." To this objection was made, and an Italian citizen sug- 

 gested Modena, the name of a province in Italy. This became confused with 

 Medina, and the suggestion was made by some one ignorant of Spanish to place 

 "El" before it as in the neighboring village of El Toro. The name might be 

 written correctly as El Modeno, La Modena, or, as suggested by Professor A. M. 

 Espinosa, "El Medano," the sandy tract. It might also be frankly meaningless, 

 as Elmodena, yet it seems a pity that a locality of such interest in paleontology 

 should have a name at once incorrect and meaningless. 



