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1898. Walton lunge rich Mitchell (1877- ). 
Dr. Mitchell lived at Las Vegas from January to June, 1898, and made many 
trips after birds into the neighboring mountains. His observations cover a range 
of altitude of 6,000-12,000 feet and were published as: The Summer Birds of San 
Miguel County, New Mexico (Auk, XV, pp. 306-311, 1898). Much of this same 
district was visited in 1903 by Vernon and F. M. Bailey, and part of their observa¬ 
tions were published by F. M. Bailey as: Additions to Mitchell’s List of the Summer 
Birds of San Miguel County, New Mexico (Auk, XXI, pp. 443-449, 1904). 
1899-1901. Francis Joseph Birtwell (1880-1901). 
Birtwell, while a student at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, in 
1899-1901, devoted much time to collecting and studying the birds of the State. 
Most of his specimens were taken at Willis and in the vicinity of Albuquerque. 
His collection was purchased by the Agricultural College of New Mexico, and 
now forms a part of their museum. Most of these specimens are recorded in Miss 
Fannie Ford's Preliminary List of Birds of New Mexico. 
1900. Lynds Jones (1865- ) and William Leon Dawson (1873-1928). 
Jones and Dawson passed through New Mexico on the Santa Fe Railroad 
June 30-July 2, 1900, and in addition to the birds seen from the train, spent a day 
making observations at Thornton on the Rio Grande. Their notes were published 
as part of A Summer Reconnaissance in the West (The Wilson Bulletin, No. 33, 
pp. 1-39, 1900). 
1901. Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927). 
Fuertes, on his way east from Texas, stopped at Carlsbad, joining the Baileys, 
August 6, 1901, in camp near Queen in the Guadalupe Mountains. On August 9, 
camp was moved to the head of Dog Canyon near the Texas and New Mexico 
line, from which trips were made on both sides of the State line from McKitterick 
Canyon north. Fuertes was engaged in collecting and sketching birds until August 
14, when he returned to Carlsbad. 
1902-1903. James Hamilton Gaut (1879-1914). 
Gaut, when a member of the Biological Survey, began work at Roswell, New 
Mexico, September 10, and collected there until September 18, most of the time 
in cooperation with Ned Hollister, whom he accompanied on the trip from Roswell, 
by way of Fort Sumner, to Santa Rosa, which was reached September 27. Here 
he remained until October 11, when he went by rail to Corona, and collected there 
two weeks, during which time he made a trip through the whole length of the 
Gallo Canyon to a point about 40 miles to the southeast of Corona. Going by train 
to Carrizozo, he collected there October 28-November 2, when he went by train to 
Tularosa and spent a month investigating the foothills of the Sacramento Mountains 
to the east and the flat country for 10 miles to the north and south and 20 miles 
to the west. On December 3 he drove north 12 miles and on December 4, 25 
miles northwest across the flat area to the Mai Pais country, continuing the next 
day to the salt flats; on December 6 he crossed the San Andres Mountains at 5,100 
feet on the San Marcial road, and December 6-10 collected on the west slope of 
Salinas Peak, and, December 11-20, on the north slope. Sheep Mountain was 
visited December 21, and the Mai Pais Spring, December 22, after which he returned 
to Tularosa. Then going by train to Jarilla, he examined the Jarilla Hills January 
1-5, 1903. Returning to Tularosa on January 9, he started for the San Andres 
Range by wagon across the flats, and on January 11 began collecting, working on the 
east slopes from about the middle part of the range due west of Alamogordo to the 
