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The following species were doubtless breeding at Quinn River 

 Crossing and Big Creek Ranch. In many cases proof of sexual 

 activity was obtained. The chief evidence from this list would 

 indicate that these localities are both Upper Sonoran. 



Species Probably Breeding at Quinn River Crossing or Big Creek 

 Ranch, and Known to Breed in Upper Sonoran Elsewhere 



(ranging above in some cases) 



Birds 



Tyrannus tyranmis Amphispiza nevadcusis nevadensis 



Aphelocoma woodhousei Melospiza melodia montaua 



Molothrus ater artemisiae Pipilo maculatus cnrtatus 



Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Passerina amoena 



Agelaius phoeniceiis (siibsp. indet.) Vireosylva gilva swainsoni 



Pocecetes gvamiueiis coufinis Dendroica aestiva brewsteri 



Passerculus sandwichensis nevaden- Geotblypis triehas occidentalis 



sis Icteria virens longieauda 



Chondestes grammacus strigatus Oreoscoptes montanus 



Spizella breweri Psaltripanis plumbeus 



Mammals 



Citellns mollis Dipodomys merriami nevadensis 



Eutamias pictns Perognathus parvus olivaeeiis 



Onychomys brevicaudus Perognathus nevadensis 



Peromyscus crinitus Sylvilagus nuttalli grangeri 



Neotoma nevadensis Lepus californicus wallawalla 



Thomomys nevadensis Taxidea taxus 



Eeptiles 

 Crotaphytus collaris baileyi 



The following species are known to breed commonly in Lower 

 Sonoran elsewhere, and occurred at the lower stations visited by 

 the expedition. Definite proof of the breeding of some of them 

 was obtained. 



Species Known to Breed in Lower Sonoran Elsewhere and Probably 

 Breeding in Northern Nevada 



Birds 

 Tyrannus verticalis Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis 



Icterus bulloeki Amphispiza bilineata doserticola 



Mammals 

 Ammospermophilus leucurus Antrozous pallidus pallidus 



Reithrodontomys megalotis deserti 



Reptiles 

 Uta stansburiana Phrynosoma platyrhinos 



Seeloporus biseriatus Cnemidophnrus tigris 



Crotaphytus vvislizenii 



