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NOETH AMERICAN FAUNA. 



[No. 7. 



expedition. In Death Valley a specimen was obtained at Bennett 

 Wells January 28, another at Saratoga Springs February 4; and the 

 species was seen and heard by Dr. Merriam at Furnace Creek April 

 10, and in Mesquite Valley April 13. One was seen in the Funeral 

 Mountains March 21. At Ash Meadows, Nevada, one or two were 

 seen and others heard during the first part of March. In Nevada Dr. 

 Merriam found it common on Mount Magruder June 4-9, where he saw 

 and heard one or more every evening and obtained a specimen. On 

 Gold Mountain he heard it at the deserted mining camp June 3, in 

 Pahranagat Valley May 22-26, at Sheep Spring in the Juniper Moun- 

 tains, May 18, and at Vegas ranch May 1. In Utah he heard it along- 

 Shoal Creek, near the Escalante Desert, May 17. 



Mr. Nelson found the species in the Panamint and Grapevine moun- 

 tains, where it was a rare breeder in the sage brush belt. He saw and 

 heard a few from the bottom of Saline Valley up to the piiions in the 

 Inyo Mountains, found it as high as 2,650 meters (8,700 feet) in the White 

 Mountains, and also on the plateau at the head of Owens Valley. In 

 Owens Valley a specimen was taken at the mouth of the canon at Lone 

 Pine, June 12; Mr. Stephens saw two at Olancha May 16-23, and others 

 at Independence Creek June 18-23, and at the Queen mill and mine, 

 Nevada, July 11-16. The same observer saw one at Borax Flat, near 

 the southern end of the Argus Kange, the last of April. Mr. F. W. 

 Koch collected two fresh eggs May 6 above Maturango Spring, where 

 it was common. At Coso it was heard or seen every evening during 

 the latter half of May. It was common at Hot Springs in Panamint 

 Valley, April 10-25; and at Wild Eose Spring, in the Panamint Moun- 

 tains, June 25. 



Record of specimens collected of Phalcenoptilus nuttalli. 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



Remarks. 





? 

 d 

 d 

 ? 

 J 

 ? 



Death Valley, Calif 



Jan. 28, 1891 

 Feb. 14, 1891 

 May 22, 1891 

 June 12,1891 

 Apr. 1,1891 

 June 4, 1891 



E. W. Nelson 

 do 



Bennett Wells. 





. do 



Saratoga Springs. 



246 





A. K. Fisher . . 

 do 



S37 







41 



Grapevine Mountains, Calif 



C. Hart Merriam. . 



Grapevine Spring. 









Phaleenoptilus nuttalli californicus. California Poor- will. 



This race of the poor-will was common in Kern Valley, where Mr. 

 Bailey secured a specimen July 8. One was seen on the road from 

 Kaweah to the Sequoia National Park July 31. It would await until 

 the horse nearly stepped on it, then fly ahead some distance and alight 

 on the road again, which manoeuver it repeated several times. Mr. 

 Bailey saw a poor-will at Trout Meadows in the High Sierra, which 

 probably belonged to this race. Dr. Merriam shot one at Twin Oaks, 

 at the foot of the Granite range, in San Diego County, July 10, where 



