MAY, 1893.] 



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Range, in April. Dr. Merriam saw several in the junipers in the same 

 mountains April 16-19, and Mr. Nelson a few at the head of Wil- 

 low Creek early in May, after which time none were seen. Several 

 were seeen in the Argus Range, above Maturango Spring, the first 

 half of May. Mr. Nelson found it in the Inyo Mountains among Pinm 

 fiexilis and P. aristata, and in the White Mountains from the pifions 

 up to 10,000 feet. In the Sierra Nevada robins were common in many 

 places. Mr. Nelson found them common at the head of Owens River, 

 on the east slope, and in the Tosemite Valley, on the west slope of 

 the Sierra, in July and August. Mr. Stephens found them common 

 at Independence Creek, where a nest and four young was found at the 

 edge of the creek June 18-23 ; at Bishop Creek, where they were feed- 

 ing on a red berry locally known as buffalo berry, August 4-10, and 

 at Men ache Meadow, nearly to timber line, May 24-26. They were 

 common also at Big Cottonwood and Whitney meadows; among the 

 pines above Walker Basin July 14, in the Sequoia National Park, 

 among the pines and firs, and in the meadows, the first week in Au- 

 gust; at Horse Corral Meadows, August 9-13; in Kings River Canon, 

 August 13-16, and near Mineral King September 9-12. In the west- 

 ern foothills of the Sierra they were seen as early as July 30 at Three 

 Rivers, and Mr. Nelson found a few in the San Joaquin Valley October 

 5-27 ; reported them as common about San Luis Obispo October 28 to 

 November 4, and found them generally distributed along the route from 

 San Simeon to Carpenteria and Santa Paula in November and Decem- 

 ber. 



Eecord of specimens collected of Merula migratoria jpropinqua. 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



Remarks. 



85 

 108 



d 

 d 

 d 

 9 juv. 



Death Valley, Calif 



Resting Springs, Calif 



Panamint Mountains, Calif . 



Jan. 29,1891 

 Feb. 11,1891 

 Mar. 28, 1891 

 June 19, 1S91 



A. K. Fisher 



do 



Furnace Creek. 



107 



E. W. Nelson 



F. Stephens 



Johnson Canon. 

 Independence Creek 







Hesperocichla neevia. Varied Thrush. 



Mr. Bailey saw several varied thrushes and secured a specimen at 

 Monterey, Calif., the first week in October; he also found it common at 

 Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz County, and at Auburn, Placer County, 

 during the latter part of the month. Mr. Nelson observed a few in the 

 lowlands about San Simeon, and found it common from Santa Maria 

 south to Carpenteria and Santa Paula, where it was particularly nu- 

 merous among the trees along the streams and in the cation. 







Eecord of specimens collected of Hesperocichla nccvia. 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



Remarks. 





9 

 d 





Oct. 5, 1891 

 Oct. 12,1891 



V.Bailey 



....do..: 



















