May, 1893.] 



BIRDS OF THE DEATH VALLEY EXPEDITION. 



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Branta canadensis hutchinsii. Hutch in' s Goose. 



Very few geese were heard or seen during the time the expedition was 

 in the field. Mr. Nelson reported hearing a flock which passed over 

 the camp at Lone Pine, in Owens Valley, late one evening in Decem- 

 ber, 1890, and another on the east slope of the Charleston Mountains, 

 IS evada, March 3-16, 1891. At Furnace Creek ranch, Death Valley, four 

 Canada geese and one white-fronted goose remained in the alfalfa 

 field for several days during the latter part of March. The above 

 records may apply to the white-cheeked goose (Branta c. occidental is ). 

 Mr. Nelson saw a few Hutchin's geese at Buena Vista Lake, in the Sajo. 

 Joaquin Valley, California, in October, and shot a pair near San Simeon. 

 Others were seen at different points along the coast, although nowhere 

 common. 

 Dendrocygna fulva. Fulvous Tree Duck. 



Owens Valley, California, was the only locality where this species was 

 observed. Mr. Stephens found it quite common and unsuspicious at 

 Little Owens Lake, where he secured a pair, May 8. He also saw a 

 flock of a dozen or more at Ash Creek, near the southern end of Owens 

 Lake, June 1. 



Record of specimens collected of Dendrocygna fulva. 



Collec- 

 tor's No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



Remarks. 



54 

 55 



9 



Little Owens Lake, California. 

 do 



May 8, 1891 

 do 



F. Stephens 















Plegadis guarauna. White-faced Glossy Ibis. 



Mr. Stephens saw a small flock of the glossy ibis at Little Owens 

 Lake, May 6-11, and observed one at a spriugy place at Haway Meadows 

 May 12-14. At Furnace Creek, Death Valley, the wings and tail of a 

 specimen which had been killed near a ditch in the alfalfa field were 

 seen at the ranch. 



Botaurus lentiginosus. Bittern. 



The bittern was not uncommon at Ash Meadows, Nevada, during the 

 first three weeks in March, where it was seen in the marshes along the 

 irrigating ditches or by the larger springs, in which places small fish were 

 abundant. Dr. Merriam saw several in Pahranagat Valley, Nevada, 

 May 22-26, where it undoubtedly bred. In Owens Valley Mr. Stephens 

 found it at Alvord June 26-28; at Bishop, June 30, and Mr. Nelson shot 

 one near Lone Pine in December, 1890. The latter observer saw the 

 species at the head of Morro Bay, California, and at a small lake near 

 San Luis Obispo in November of the following year. 



Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. 



In California, great blue herons were not uncommon at Bakersfield, 

 in the San Joaquin Valley, where they were seen flying back and forth 

 from the river to their resting grounds, July 17-20. At the following 



