May, 1893.] 



BIRDS OF THE DEATH VALLEY EXPEDITION. 



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at Oerro Gordo, and Mr. kelson found it common among the nnt pines 

 along Waucoba Creek the last of June. On Mount Magruder, Nevada, 

 Dr. Merriam found it common and breeding June 4-9. On this mount- 

 ain the plumed quails were distributed in pairs, a pair occupying the 

 Chaparral on each hillside among the pinons. 



In the Sierra Nevada Mr. Stephens heard them west of Little Oweus 

 Lake, May 6- LI; at Menache Meadows at an altitude of 3,050 meters 

 (10,000 feet), May 24-26; at Independence Creek, where young were 

 seen near the mouth of the canon, June 18-23; and at Bishop Creek 

 August 4-10. Mr. Nelson found the mountain quail common at the 

 head of Owens Eiver and on the headwaters of the San Joaquin Eiver 

 on the opposite slope. On the western slope of Walker Pass we found 

 it common among the chaparral in the canons, where it was associated 

 more or less with the valley quail, which was abundant there. At 

 Walker Basin a flock was seen on the hillside above the valley on July 

 14. In the Sierra Liebre Dr. Merriam saw one near Alamo ranch 

 June 30, and Mr. Palmer found it common on Frazier Mountain, where 

 half- grown young were found July 9. In the southern Sierra Nevada 

 it was common in the Sequoia National Park, and especially near the 

 openings, and coveys of half-grown young were seen every day during 

 the first week in August. It was common also at Horse Corral Mead- 

 ows August 9-13. A flock was seen at Big Cottonwood Meadows 

 August 26, and another at Bound Valley, 12 miles south of Mount 

 Whitney, August 28. At the latter place birds were running about 

 among the bare rocks above timber line. At Soda Springs, or Kern 

 Biver Lakes, small flocks were seen and several individuals taken 

 September 3. A number were observed around Mineral King the 

 first part of August, and again in September. In the coast ranges Mr. 

 Nelson fourM the plumed quail common near La Panza the last of 

 October, and in the mountains back of San Simeon in November. 



Record of specimens collected of Oreortyx pictus pltimiferus. 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



17 



234 

 247 

 265 

 266 

 361 

 362 



Sex. 



cf ad. 



2 



d 



d 



e 



d 



d 

 d 



? 



cf juv. 

 cfjuv. 



d 



Localitv. 



Cajon Pass, Calif 



Panamint Mountains, Calif . . . 



do 



do 



do 



Argus Range, Calif 



Coso Mountains, Calif 



do 



do 



Walker Pass, Calif 



do 



Soda Springs, Kern Eiver, Calif 



Date. 



Jan. 2,1891.. 

 May 13, 1891. 



do 



May 17, 1891. 

 May 21, 1891. 

 May 13, 1891. 

 May 23, 1891. 

 May 27, 1891. 



do 



July 3, 1891. 



do 



Aug. 12,1891. 



Collector. 



A. K. Pisher. 

 E. W. kelson. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 A. K. Fisher. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 V. Bailey. 



Remarks. 



Callipepla californica. California Quail. 



The only places from which the typical California quail was recorded 

 are Monterey and Boulder Creek on the coast of California, where Mr. 

 Bailey found it common during the first part of October. 



