May, 1S93. 



BIRDS OF THE DEATH VALLEY EXPEDITION. 



January aud April 9-12, and at Besting Springs the first half of Feb- 

 ruary and Aprri 27. At the latter place the Hocks became very tame 

 and came into camp to pick up the crumbs. 



It was common about the ranch and among the mesquite at Ash 

 Meadows, Nev., during the greater part of March, and Mr. Nelson 

 found it abundant at Pahrump and Vegas ranches and among the juni- 

 pers in the Charleston Mountains during the same month. Dr. Merriam 

 found it common at Leach Point Spring, Calif, April 25; at Mountain 

 Spring in the Charleston Mountains, Nev., April 30; in the Valley of 

 the Virgin near Bunkerville, May 8, and a few tardy migrants in 

 Pahranagat Valley May 22-26. In the Santa Clara Valley, Utah, the 

 subspecies was still tolerably common May 11-15. In the Panamint 

 Mountains it was common in Johnson, Surprise, and Emigrant canons 

 in April, and Mr. ISTelson found a few late migrants on Willow Creek 

 the last of May. The sparrow was abundant among the mescpiite at 

 Hot Springs, Panamint Valley, April 20-25; a few were seen at SearPs 

 garden, near the south end of the Argus Range, about the same time, 

 andafewin Shepherd Canon as late as May 1. In the latter place Mr. 

 Nelson reported it very common in January. Mr. Stephens found it 

 rather common in the lower end of Oasis Valley, Nev., March 15-19, and 

 at Grapevine Spring, Calif, April 1-4. 



A few were observed by Mr. Nelson about the Canada de las Uvas 

 and San Emigdio Canon in October, and along the coast from San 

 Simeon to Carpenteria in November and December. 



Record of specimens collected of Zonolrichia leucophrys intermedia. 



Col- 

 lect ov'*s 

 No. 



26 



27 



38 



6 



68 



67 



81 



105 



123 



137 



Sex. 



9 irn. 

 ? 



d 

 d 



9 



d 

 d im. 



$ 

 d 

 2 

 ? 

 d 

 d 

 d 

 9 

 ? 

 d 

 2 

 ? 



Locality. 



Cajon Pass, Calif 



do 



Hesperia, Calif 



Dan-sett, Calif 



Death Valley, Calif 



do 



do 



Rest:!!?; Springs, Calif 



Ash Meadows, Calif 



do 



Panamint Mountains, Calif 



do 



do 



Panamint Valley, Calif 



......do 



do 



do 



Argus Range, Calif 



Carpenteria, Calif 



Date. 



Jan. 2, 



...do .. 

 Jan. 4, 

 Feb. 7, 

 Jan. 23, 

 ...do .. 

 Jan. 27, 

 Feh. 10, 

 Mar. 11, 

 Mar. 19, 

 Mar. 2!), 

 ....do .. 

 ....do .. 

 Apr.22, 

 Apr. 23, 

 ....do .. 

 Apr. 14, 

 Apr. 22, 

 Dec. 18, 



1891 

 1891 

 1891 



1891 

 1891 

 1891 

 1891 

 1891 



1891 

 1891 



1891 

 1891 

 1891 



Collector. 



~K. Fisher . 



.do 



.do 



Stephens.. 

 K. Fisher . 



.do 



.do 



.do 



.do 



do 



W . Nelson 

 .do 



.do 



.do 



.do 



.do 



.Bailey 



Stephens. . 

 W. Nelson 



Remarks. 



Furnace Croclc 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Johnson Caiion. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Hot Spring. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Emigrant Spring 

 Borax Flat. 



Zonotrichia leucoplirys gambsli. Gambel's Sparrow. 



Gambel's sparrow was not met with east of the Sierra Nevada, and on 

 the western side as a migrant only. Mr. Bailey found it abundant 

 at Monterey the first week in October, and Mr. Nelson reported it 

 common in the San Joaquin Valley wherever a vigorous growth of 

 bushes or weeds afforded attractive shelter. Alon«; the route from 



