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8; and Lake Burford, August 9-12, when he returned to Chloride by way of the 
continental divide of western New Mexico. 
Several other trips were taken by Ligon to different sections of the State when 
special attention was given to birds. June 20 to July 19, 1919, he went with pack 
outfit from Taos to Glorieta, Sangre de Cristo Range, working the Little Rio Grande, 
Pot Creek, Pueblo River, Santa Barbara River, Truehas Peaks, Pecos Baldly and 
the Upper Pecos River. June 6 to June 19, 1920, he went by automobile from 
Silver City to Mexican boundary and return, observations being made especially 
at Cow Springs, Hachita, Walnut Wells, San Luis Pass, Animas Valley, Animas 
Mountains, San Simon Marshes (north of Rodeo), and Burro Mountains. A large 
part of July and August, 1920, he was exploring with a pack outfit, covering all of 
the Black Range from Chloride to Hillsboro and Main, Middle, and South Diamond 
Creeks, Black Canyon, Pinos Altos Mountains, West and Middle Forks of Gila 
River, and Taylor Creek. May 27 to June 22, 1924, he went by automobile from 
Albuquerque over much of eastern New Mexico, from Vaughn and the Lower 
Pecos Valley to Carlsbad, thence eastward to Lovington and north to Clovis, Tucum- 
cari, Nara Visa, Clayton, David, Albert, Springer, Cimarron, Wheeler Peak, Taos, 
and the Rio Grande Valley back to Albuquerque. 
In addition to the records and specimens obtained on the above trips Ligon 
sent to the Biological Survey a report on the fall migration of 1905 near Engle, 
and has furnished a large number of notes on the migration, distribution, and breed¬ 
ing of New Mexico birds, gathered incidentally from 1914 to 1928 while engaged 
in other work throughout the State. 
His published notes are: Nesting of the Great-tailed Grackle in New Mexico 
(Condor, XXVIII, pp. 93-94, 1926); Habits of the Spotted Owl Syrnium occi¬ 
dentals (Auk, XLIII, pp. 421-429, 3 pis., 1926); Wild Life in New Mexico: Its Con¬ 
servation and Management, 1927. 
1907. Marshall French Gilman (1871- ). 
For seven months, February 1 to September 1, Gilman lived at Shiprock Agency 
on the San Juan River in extreme northwestern New Mexico. In July five days 
were spent in the Chuska Mountains thirty-five miles to the south. A list of the 
birds seen at both places was printed as: Birds on the Navajo Reservation in New 
Mexico (Condor, X, pp. 146-151, 1908). 
1908. Clarence Birdseye (1876- ). 
Most of the season of 1908 Birdseye was with either Major Goldman or Vernon 
Bailey, of the Biological Survey, but October 14-November 14 he collected by him¬ 
self near Farmington, and November 14-20, at Blanco. 
1908-1909. Edward Alplionso Goldman (1873- ). 
In 1908 Major Goldman of the Biological Survey arrived by rail at Hachita 
July 13, and collected in the vicinity of the town until July 18, then going by wagon 
16 miles south to Hatchet Ranch, which was used as the base camp from which to 
work the Big Hatchet Mountains during the next week. Returning to Hachita, 
on July 26, he traveled by wagon 18 miles southwest to Davenport Spring by way 
of Hachita Pass and Livermore Spring, 10 miles from Hachita, continuing the next 
day in the same general direction across the low hills forming the north end of the 
Animas Range, and then turning south to Adobe Ranch. On July 28 he moved 
3 miles south to the mouth of Indian Canyon, called also Animas Creek, and for 
12 days used that as a base camp from which to work the northern and northeastern 
slopes of the Animas Mountains. Returning to Adobe Ranch August 9, he went 
south IS miles to Gray Ranch and the next day 18 miles south to Lang Ranch, 
