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August 15, and camping near its southeastern base. Collecting on the mountain 
August 17-21, he went nearly to the summit, August 20. Leaving Sierra Grande 
August 22, he drove to Folsom and collected in this neighborhood for two weeks, 
visiting Emery Peak August 27-28 and Capulin Mountain August 29; he went to 
Oak Canyon, five miles north of Folsom, August 31, and remained there until 
September 5. Then, returning to Folsom, on September 7, he drove about 14 miles 
northwest to Bear Canyon, staying there until September 12, when after a few 
days collecting near Trinidad,. Colorado, he entered New Mexico again at Long 
Canyon, near Martinsen, September 17. Leaving the canyon September 19, he 
went to Catskill and the same day to Road Canyon; he left Road Canyon, September 
21, camping that night in the Vermejo Valley, three miles above Vermejo; the next 
day he continued up the valley to Pena Flor, where he turned up Indian or Gold 
Creek and camped about five miles above its mouth. He remained there three 
nights and oil September 25 climbed the additional 1,000 feet to the top of Costilla 
Pass and spent two days at about 10,000 feet, four miles north of the head of the 
Rito Ricardo. Starting back September 27, he retraced his course to Beal in the 
Vermejo Valley, reaching Catskill September 28, and three days later returning to 
Trinidad, Colorado. 
1903-1904. McClure Surber. 
Surber collected for the Biological Survey at Twining October 7-26 and December 
14, 1903; Hondo Creek, January 4-19, 1904; Arroyo Seco, January 19-February 8; 
Cienequilla, February 12-April 3; Rinconada, April 14-June 5; Espanola, June 
11-25. 
1903-1905. John Townsend Sharpless Hunn. 
Ilunn collected during parts of two years within a radius of 10 miles of Silver 
City, the period dating from the first of September to the sixth of May. His 
records are published as: Notes on Birds of Silver City, New Mexico (Auk, pp. 
418-425, 1906). 
1905-1911. William Harry Bergtold (1865- ). 
During several seasons, Dr. Bergtold spent much of October in southwestern 
New Mexico, covering the headwaters of the Gila River. In addition to sending 
many manuscript notes to the Biological Survey he published: October Birds 
of the Headwaters of the Gila River, New Mexico (Auk, XNIX, pp. 327-336, 1912). 
1905. James Stokley Ligon (1879- ). 
During the summer of 1913, Ligon, then in the Biological Survey, made a horse¬ 
back trip for the purpose of studying the breeding waterfowl of New Mexico. He 
was near Chloride June 1-2; Monument Pass in the Black Range June 3; Haut 
Creek, June 4; East Gila and BeaverCreek, June 5; V + T Ranch, June 6; Chloride, 
June 8; near Cuchillo, June 10; Palomas Spring, June 11; Jornado Valley near 
Cutter, June 12; crossed the San Andres Mountains, June 13; Salt Flats, June 14; 
Mai Pais, June 15; Tularosa, June 16; Cloudcroft, June 17; James Canyon, June 
18; Mayhill, June 19; Lower Penasco, June 20; Hope, June 21; Artesia, June 22; 
Lakewood, June 23-24; Lake Arthur, June 25; Dexter, June 26; Roswell, June 27; 
Salt Creek, June 28; Fort Sumner, July 1; Santa Rosa, July 3—7; Anton Chico, July 
8; San Miguel, July 9; Glorieta, July 10; Santa Fe, July 11; Espanola, July 13; 
Abiquiu, July 14; Lake Burford, July 17-23; Boulder Lake, July 2-4; Lumberton, 
July 25; Horse Lake, July 26-28; Lake Burford, July 29-August 2; Boulder Lake, 
August 3-4; Lumberton, August 5-6; Dulce Lake, August 7; Lumberton, August 
