Vol. XI] EVERMANN— DIRECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1921 635 



A trip of a few days was made to Patrick's Creek, some 30 miles 

 northwest of Crescent City, on the road to Med ford, Oregon, and sev- 

 eral days were passed in this locality, which is on the dividing line be- 

 tween the humid coast belt and the more arid interior. 



On the way back to San Francisco a stop of several days was made 

 at Eureka, and some interesting points in that vicinity were visited, 

 where various specimens and notes were obtained. 



The rewards of this field work were in the making of several new 

 geographic and migrational records, which extend the known range of 

 some of the species met with, the securing of a number of specimens of 

 resident birds, and the compiling of a list for future reference of the 

 land birds noted in that portion of Del Norte County in which Requa 

 is situated. 



The autumn field work consisted in the revisiting of part of the ground 

 covered in the spring, in order to obtain certain residents thereof in the 

 freshest fall plumage, and to make observations upon the fall migration 

 of the fox sparrow group, in continuance of similar work done in the past 

 two seasons. This trip was made in company with Mr. Chester C. Lamb 

 as assistant, with complete camp outfit and means of transportation. 

 The party remained in the field from September 12 to October 12, the 

 greater part of the time either actually on, or at least within a few 

 miles of, the coast itself, between Requa and the southern border of 

 Humboldt County. Material for several papers was secured, as well as 

 many specimens, and the known range of some species of birds consider- 

 ably extended. 



Accessions to the Department of Ornithology during the year have 

 been as follows: Bird skins — By exploration: 384 specimens. By gift: 

 Mrs. F. W. Beardslee, 6 specimens ; Mr. Ralph Borden, 8 ; Dr. Sterling 

 Bunnell, 1 ; Dr. Ernest D. Chipman, 1 ; Mr. A. Christoffersen, 1 ; Miss 

 Ava Evermann, 2; Mrs. D. Ghirardelli, 1 case of South American 

 Hummingbirds ; Mr. W. M. Giffard, 1 specimen ; Dr. Goodman, 1 ; 

 Hackmeier and Company, 2; Dr. G. Dallas Hanna and Mr. Marcus A. 

 Hanna, 20; Mr. F. C Holman, 5; Miss Caro L. Kidder, 1; Mr. John 

 McLaren (Golden Gate Park), 5; Miss M. E. McLellan, 47; Mr. James 

 Moffitt, 1; Robison's Bird Store, 2, and Dr. J. R. Slonaker, 190. By 

 purchase: 158 specimens. 



The total number of specimens on hand at the end of the year is 

 38,903. 



In addition to the above, the department has received specimens of 

 birds' eggs, as follows: By exploration: 795 sets. By gift: Alaska 

 Packers Association, 346 eggs; Dr. G. Dallas Hanna and Mr. Marcus 

 A. Hanna, 68 sets and 43 nests ; Captain B. McGrath, 3 eggs ; Mr. Russel 

 Ruble, 9 sets ; Mr. F. L. Saylor, 1 nest, and Dr. J. R. Slonaker, 197 sets. 

 By purchase: 8 Megapode eggs. 



With these accessions the oological collection now comprises 3,778 sets. 



Joseph Mailliard, Curator. 



