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a trip was made 12 miles northwest to the bottom of the San Augustine Plain at 
6,800-7,000 feet, the next eleven days being spent in the parts of the San Augustine 
Plain contiguous to Monica Spring. Leaving Monica Spring September 26, he 
made camp that night at Point of Rocks in San Augustine Plain, 15 miles south¬ 
west of Monica Spring, and the next night on the Rio Alamosa at the mouth of 
Limestone Canyon, 15 miles south of Point of Rocks, and 15 miles north of Ojo 
Caliente, where collections were made for three days. Leaving Jiere September 
30 he traveled southward about 35 miles to Fair View by way of Ojo Caliente. 
Returning to Ojo Caliente, October 2, the following day he went on 6 miles to the 
mouth of San Mateo Canyon, camping 2 miles above its mouth. San Mateo 
Peak, 10,000 feet, was climbed October 4, and again October 5, the summit being 
about 10 miles from camp. Returning to Fair View October 7, he remained there 
until October 21, except for the two days October 11-12, during which a trip was 
made 12 miles west to the summit of the Black Range. Leaving Fair View October 
21, he went about 25 miles east to Cuchillo, on Cuchillo Creek, staying there two 
days; then he went south 18 miles to Las Palomas on the Rio Grande and worked 
there four days, going, October 29, 30 miles southwest to Hillsboro and, November 
1, 13 miles west to Kingston at the base of the Mimbres Range. During five days 
spent here the slopes of this range were explored and Mount Sawyer, 10,000 feet, 
the highest point in the range near here, was climbed. On November 8 he returned 
to Hillsboro and went IS miles south to Lake Valley, working in the neighborhood 
for six days, when on November 15, he proceeded by rail to Rincon and the next day 
by team 20 miles up the valley of the Rio Grande to Garfield. This trip was 
retraced November 22 to Rincon, thence by train to Las Cruces, where collections 
were made to November 28. 
1909. Morris Miller Green (1870- ). 
In 1909 Green spent 10 days, July 23-August 1, at Cloudcroft and sent to the 
Biological Survey a full report on the birds observed. 
1910. Junius Henderson (1865- ). 
In August, 1910, Judge Henderson visited the Tewa Indians on the Rio Frijoles 
about 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, and though primarily occupied with other 
branches of science made some observations on birds which are incorporated in his 
report: Junius Henderson and John P. Harrington, Ethnozoology of the Tewa 
Indians (Bull. 56, Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, pp. 1-76, 1914. 
Birds, pp. 33-46). Most of these notes were published in 1911 from Henderson’s 
manuscript report by Miss Ford in her “Preliminary List of Birds of New Mexico.” 
1910-1911. Ned Dearborn (1865- ). 
When in the Biological Survey, Dr. Dearborn visited the Pecos National Forest 
northeast of Santa Fe), July 13-18, 1910; Carlsbad August 1-14, 
1910; Sawyer, August 6-17, 1911; Encino, August 19-26, 1911. 
1911. Miss Fannie Ford (Mrs. Arthur Sloan) (1882- ). 
The first State list of the birds of New Mexico was published by Miss Ford 
under the title of Preliminary List of Birds of New Mexico. (Report No, I, 
onservation and Natural Resources Commission of New Mexico, pp. 17-63, 
.. ", a< M ,tl0 “ *° her own Personal bird observations made in the vicinity of 
esilla, Miss Ford incorporated an abstract of previously published notes by other 
collectors and a large number of hitherto unpublished records taken from the maim- 
