Mat, 1893.] birds of the death valley expedition. 149 



the Amargosa Desert, in February. Dr. Merriam saw a pair at Moun- 

 tain Meadows, Utah, May 17. In Nevada he found several in the 

 jumper forest on the Juniper Mountains, May IS: on the Faliroc 

 Mountains, May 21-22, and on Mount Mag-ruder, June 4-8. In the 

 latter locality this bluebird was breeding among the nut pines, where 

 it was tolerably common. Several were seen at Ash Meadows, and 

 among the cedars on the Charleston Mountains, in March, and in Pah- 

 rump Valley, near the ranch, in February. Mr. Stephens found it not 

 common m the Grapevine Mountains in March, and Mr. Nelson saw a 

 few pairs about the summit of the peak and among the pinons, where 

 they were apparently breeding, June 10-11. In the Panamint Moun- 

 tains, California, Dr. Merriam saw several pairs at the north base of 

 Telescope Peak, April 17-19, and Mr. Bailey and the writer found 

 a number among the pines {Pinus aristata and P. flexUis), near the sum- 

 mit of the same peak, June 23. It was not uncommon in the Argus 

 Eange above Maturango Spring during the first half of May, and a pair 

 was seen on the summit of the Coso Mountains, May 23. ' Mr. Nelson 

 found it not uncommon in the Inyo Eange above the pinons in June; 

 a few among the upper pinons in the White Mountains in July, and 

 at the latter place Dr. Merriam saw a number of males June 9— the 

 females evidently were sitting. In Owens Valley, according to Mr. 

 Nelson, it was common in winter, and Mr. Stephens found it more or 

 less common above this valley along the eastern slope of the Sierra 

 Nevada up to timber line at Menache Meadows, May 24-26 • at the lakes 

 on Independence Creek, June 23; among the pinons at Benton, July 

 9-10, and at the lake on Bishop Creek, August 4-10. Mr. Nelson re- 

 ported it generally distributed up to timber line at the head of Owens 

 River the last of July, but nowhere common, and Mr. Stephens found 

 it common at the Queen mine in the White Mountains, Nevada, July 

 11-16. Mr. Bailey saw a few on the western slope of Walker Pass, 

 July 3, found it common at timber line near the head of the Kaweah 

 Eiver, in August, and at Whitney Meadows in September. Mr. 

 Dutcher found it a common summer resident at Big Cottonwood Mead- 

 ows and vicinity, and Mr. Nelson saw a few on the high ridge near San 

 Luis Obispo, and in the mountains along the coast from San Simeon to 

 Carpenteria in November and December. 



Record of specimens collected of Sialia arctica. 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



59 



87 

 88 

 14 

 15 



125 

 37 



235 



Sex. 



d 

 d 

 d 

 d 

 d 

 d 

 ? 

 9 

 d 



Locality. 



Granite Wells, Calif 



Death Valley, Calif 



do '. 



do 



Garlick Spring, Calif 



,, do 



Ash Meadows, Kev 



Grapevine Mountains, JSTcv. .. 

 Argus Range, Calif 



Date. 



Collector. 



Jan. 14,1891 

 Jan. 20,1891 

 Jan. 30,1891 



---.do 



Feb. 10,1891 



....do 



Mar. 13,1891 

 Mar. 21, 1891 

 May 13, 1891 



A.K.Fisher 



E. W. Nelson 



A. K. -Fisher 



....do 



F. Stephens 



do 



A. K. Fisher 



F. Stephens 



A. K. Fisher 



Remarks. 



Bennett TVella. 

 Furnace Creek. 

 Do. 



Maturango Spring. 



