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NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. 



[No. 7. 



In Nevada it was observed at Ash Meadows in March, sparingly in 

 Pahrurnp and Vegas valleys, and thence down to the Bend of the Colo- 

 rado, and was rather common and mating in Oasis Valley in the same 

 month. Dr. Merriam found it in Fish Lake Valley, June 8 ; on the north 

 slope of Gold Mountain, June 3 ; at the east end of Grapevine Canon, 

 June 2, where a nest was observed in an old well at an abandoned min- 

 ing shaft known as Thorp's mill; in Ash Meadows, where a nest was 

 found in an old adobe, May 30; in Pahranagat Valley, May 22-26; at 

 Pahroc Spring, May 22; at the Bend of the Colorado, May 4; and in 

 the Virgin Valley near Bunkerville, May 8. He saw two at the mouth 

 of Beaverdam Creek, Arizona, May 9-10, and in Utah found it common 

 in the lower Santa Clara Valley, breeding along the cliffs near St. 

 George, May 10-11, and among the junipers on the eastern slope of the 

 Beaverdam Mountains, May 10-11. 



In the Panamint Mountains the species was not seen in Johnson 

 Canon, but was common in Surprise Canon, where a nest and eggs was 

 found April 19, and also at Hot Springs, in Panamint Valley, April 20-25. 

 Mr. Nelson found it commonly distributed in the bottoms of Saline, Pana- 

 mint, andMesquite valleys, ranging up in the Panamint and Grapevine 

 mountains. He found the species breeding in various sheltered places, 

 such as holes in clay banks, niches in rocky ledges, sides of old walls, 

 and in crevices in deserted mining shafts. In the Argus Bange it was 

 common in Shepherd Canon and atMaturango Spring, and at Coso a nest 

 containing three nearly grown young was found in one of the deserted 

 buildings the last of May. The species was found in the Inyo Bange 

 up to and among the piiions, and was a rather common breeding species 

 in Owens Valley. 



Several were seen in Walker Pass, July 1-3. Say's phcebe was com- 

 mon through Kern Biver Valley, July 3-13, and occurred in Walker Basin 

 in about equal numbers with the black pkoebe, July 13-16. One was 

 seen at timber line near Mineral King, September 10, and the species 

 was observed along the route to Three Bivers, September 12-16. Mr. 

 Bailey found it common at Monterey, September 28 to October 9, and 

 Mr. Stephens at Beche Canon, near San Bernardino, September 22-24. 



Mr. Nelson found it common and generally distributed along the 

 coast from San Simeon to Carpenteria and Santa Paula, in November 

 and December, and sparingly in the San Joaquin Valley, October 5-27. 



Record of specimens collected of Sayornis say a. 



Col- 





lector's 



Sox. 



No. 





71 



d 



76 



d 





2 im. 



12 



2 



257 



cfjuv. 



102 



d im. 



Locality. 



Death Valley, Calif 



do 



do 



Daggett, Calif 



Coso, Mountains, Calif 



Owens Valley, Calif 



Date. 



Jan. 24,1891 

 Jan. 25.1891 

 June 1«0 892 

 Feb. 8,1891 

 May 26,1891 

 Junel5,1891 



Collector. 



A. K. Fisher ... 



...do 



V.Bailey 



F. Stephens 



A. K. Fisher... 

 F. Stephens 



Remarks. 



Furnace Creek. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Olancha. 



