Mat, 1893.] 



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Anthus pensilvanicus. Titlark. 



The titlark was found as a winter resident in suitable localities in 

 southern California and Nevada. 



In California Mr. Nelson saw a few at Lone Pine, and found it very 

 common along the shore of Owens Lake in December, 1800; he also 

 saw a few at Hot Springs, Panamint Valley, in the early part of Jan- 

 uary, where the writer secured a specimen, April 22, 1801. At San 

 Bernardino several flocks were seen in a wet meadow bordering a 

 stream, on December 28, 1800. In Death Valley a flock of twenty or 

 more was ahvays to be found in the alfalfa fields at Furnace Creek, and 

 a few were observed at Saratoga Springs during the latter part of 

 January. Dr. Merriam saw two in the Mohave Desert on the sand 

 beach bordering the Mohave River at Victor, March 30. At various 

 places in the San Joaquin Valley Mr. Nelson found it congregated in 

 small flocks in October, and common in fields and along the coast from 

 San Simeon to Carpenteria, in November and December. 



In Nevada the species was common at Ash Meadows in flocks on the 

 wet marshes and plowed fields during the first three weeks of March, 

 and Mr. Nelson found it not uncommon about wet ground in both Vegas 

 and Pahrump valleys, and near the upper end of Vegas Wash about 

 the same time. 



Record of specimens collected of Anthus pensilvanicus. 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



llemarks. 



6 



89 

 90 



J 

 ? 

 5 



? 



San Bernardino, Calif 



Death Valley, Calif 



Dec. 28,1890 

 do 



A. TC. Fisher 



do 



Furnace Creek. 

 Do. 



182 



Panamint Valley, Calif 



Apr. 23, 1831 



....do 



Hot Springs. 



Cinclus mexicamis. Water Ousel. 



The dipper or water ousel was seen only along the streams of the 

 Sierra Nevada, in California. In December, 1800, Mr. Nelson saw one 

 on Owens Elver at the mouth of Lone Pine Creek. The writer first 

 observed the species on the South Fork of Kern Elver, where a 

 specimen was secured July 7 as it was flying from boulder to boulder 

 in a rapid portion of the stream. It was seen at Horse Corral Meadows 

 August 0-13, and was common in Kings Eiver Canon August 13-16. 

 At the latter place an old nest was discovered in the eroded end of a 

 drift log which hung out over a waterfall. The clipper was met with by 

 Mr. Nelson at the head of Owens Eiver and in the Yosemite Valley, 

 and by Mr. Stephens at Bishop Creek. It was common in the high 

 mountains along the streams in Big Cottonwood and Whitney Meadows, 

 where specimens were secured. Mr. Palmer observed one at an alti- 

 tude of about 3,500 meters (11,600 feet) in Langley Meadow September 

 10. 



