UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATIONS 
IN 
ZOOLOGY 
Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-170, Pls. 1-24 December 31, 1908 
THE BIOTA OF THE SAN BERNARDINO. 
MOUNTAINS. 
BY 
JOSEPH GRINNELL. 
(Contribution from the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology of the University of California.) 
CONTENTS. 
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Life Zones of the Region, with lists of the plants belonging to each. os 
Description of Localities, with special reference to the faunal complexion 
Of each) place 2.22... 
General Considerations: A discussion relating to bird population and the 
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Some Plants of the Region: A list of important species with notes on 
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The Birds: A list of 139 species found in the region with a detailed 
record of distribution in each case, extended biographical ac- 
counts of many species, and critical notes on others............... 50 
The Mammals: A list of 35 species detected in the region with state- 
ments of distribution, habits, and measurements of specimens....... 134 
The Reptiles: A list of the 20 species observed, with notes on food, 
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INTRODUCTION; ITINERARY. 
The San Bernardino mountains proper constitute the largest 
high mountain group in southern California, and inelude the 
highest peak south of Mt. Whitney. The forested area is more 
extensive than elsewhere in southern California, and promised a 
more abundant fauna. Furthermore the isolation of this moun- 
tain group from any other of approximately similar altitude 
