May, 1893.] 



BIRDS OF THE DEATH VALLEY EXPEDITION. 



109 



River, in northwestern Arizona, May 9. He saw many males in the 

 Lower Santa Clara Valley, Utah, May 11-14; six males in the Juniper 

 Mountains, Nevada, May 18, and several in Pahranagat Valley, May 

 22-26. 



At Keeler, early in June, an individual alighted for a few moments 

 on the wagon during a gale. In the same valley a few were seen 

 and two secured at Lone Pine, June 6-8; Mr. Stephens reported it a 

 rather common migrant at Olancha May 16-23; not common at Bishop 

 August 4-10, and rather common at Men ache Meadows May 24-26. Mr. 

 Nelson found it at the head of Owens Eiver the latter part of July; 

 several were seen among the hills above Walker Basin July 14, and 

 several were observed in the Sequoia National Park during the first 

 week of August. Mr. Palmer saAV one in Tejon Pass July 12. 



Record of specimens collected of Piranga ludovieiana. 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



Remarks. 



195 



d 



d 

 d 

 d 

 d 

 d 

 9 

 d 

 d 

 d 



Panamint Mountains, Calif. .. 



Apr. 23, 1891 

 Mav 4, 1891 

 May 10, 1891 

 do 



C. Hart Merriam.. 



A. K Fislier 



do 



Surprise Canon. 

 Maturango Spring. 



220 



...f.do ..?.' 



221 



do 



do 



Do. 



222 



do 



. . do 



do 



Do. 



250 



Coso Mountains, Calif 



May 23, 1S91 

 June 6,1891 

 June 8, 1S91 

 June 1,1891 

 July 27, 1891 



do 





306 



do 





315 



. do .-. 



do 



T\ Stephens 



do 





71 



. .do 





145 















Piranga hepatica. Hepatic Tanager. 



The only individual of this species observed during the entire season 

 was seen by Dr. Merriam in a cottonwood at the point where Beaver- 

 dam Creek empties into the Virgin in northwestern Arizona, May 9. 

 Two adult male western tanagers (P. ludovieiana) were in the same 

 tree, and both species were probably migrating. 



Progne subis hesperia. Western Martin. 



A colony of martins was found breeding at Old Fort Tejon in the 

 Canada de las Uvas, California, June 28, 1891, by Dr. Merriam and 

 Mr. Palmer. They were nesting in woodpeckers' holes in the large oaks 

 in front of the old fort, where three were killed. Mr. Belding noted 

 the species at Crocker's, 21 miles northwest of the Yosemite Valley, in 

 May. 



Record of specimens collected of Progne subis hesperia. 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



Sex. 





d ad. 

 d im. 

 d im. 



Locality. 



Old Fort Tejon, Calif. 



do 



do 



Date. 



June 28, 1891 



....do 



....do 



Collector. 



C. Hart Merriam 



do 



do 



UeniarUs. 



