Specimens examined, 2: Los Angeles County: Evey Canyon, 2100 ft., 1
(PC); Palmer Canyon, 1900 ft., 1 (PC).
Family BOVIDAE
Ovis canadensis nelsoni Merriam
Bighorn
Bands of bighorn sheep occur on some of the higher and more
rugged peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains. Although I never
sighted the animals themselves, I have seen abundant signs of their
presence on the ridge sloping west from Telegraph Peak at about
9000 feet elevation. Several bands reportedly range in the head of
San Antonio Canyon, and to the south on Telegraph, Ontario, and
Cucamonga peaks. The sheep usually stay in the higher sections
of the range, generally above about 7000 feet elevation. According
to district Ranger A. Lewis some bighorns summer in the lower
East Fork of San Gabriel Canyon. The subspecific status of the
bighorns in the San Gabriel Mountains has not been definitely
determined. Following Grinnell (1933:211) they are here referred
to nelsoni. If the band can be preserved without introduction of
"alien" stock, the United States Forest Service and the California
Fish and Game Commission will have registered an achievement
that will be applauded by all persons who are interested in American
wildlife.
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Transmitted July 20, 1954.
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- Vol. 1. 1. The pocket gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah. By Stephen
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- 2. The systematic status of Eumeces pluvialis Cope, and noteworthy
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- 3. The tadpoles of Bufo cognatus Say. By Hobart M. Smith. Pp. 93-96,
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- 4. Hybridization between two species of garter snakes. By Hobart M.
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- 5. Selected records of reptiles and amphibians from Kansas. By John
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- 6. Kyphosis and other variations in soft-shelled turtles. By Hobart
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- *7. Natural history of the prairie vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus).
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- 8. The postnatal development of two broods of great horned owls
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- 9. Additions to the list of the birds of Louisiana. By George H.
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- 10. A check-list of the birds of Idaho. By M. Dale Arvey. Pp. 193-216.
November 29, 1947.
- 11. Subspeciation in pocket gophers of Kansas. By Bernardo Villa
R. and E. Raymond Hall. Pp. 217-236, 2 figures in text. November 29,
1947.
- 12. A new bat (Genus Myotis) from Mexico. By Walter W. Dalquest and
E. Raymond Hall. Pp. 237-244, 6 figures in text. December 10, 1947.
- 13. Tadarida femorosacca (Merriam) in Tamaulipas, Mexico. By Walter
W. Dalquest and E. Raymond Hall. Pp. 245-248, 1 figure in text. December
10, 1947.
- 14. A new pocket gopher (Thomomys) and a new spiny pocket mouse
(Liomys) from Michoacán, Mexico. By E. Raymond Hall and Bernardo
Villa R. Pp. 249-256, 6 figures in text. July 26, 1948.
- 15. A new hylid frog from eastern Mexico. By Edward H. Taylor. Pp.
257-264, 1 figure in text. August 16, 1948.
- 16. A new extinct emydid turtle from the Lower Pliocene of Oklahoma.
By Edwin C. Galbreath. Pp. 265-280, 1 plate. August 16, 1948.
- 17. Pliocene and Pleistocene records of fossil turtles from western
Kansas and Oklahoma. By Edwin C. Galbreath. Pp. 281-284. August 16,
1948.
- 18. A new species of heteromyid rodent from the Middle Oligocene of
northeastern Colorado with remarks on the skull. By Edwin C. Galbreath.
Pp. 285-300, 2 plates. August 16, 1948.
- 19. Speciation in the Brazilian spiny rats (Genus Proechimys, Family
Echimyidae). By João Moojen. Pp. 301-406, 140 figures in text.
December 10, 1948.
- 20. Three new beavers from Utah. By Stephen D. Durrant and Harold S.
Crane. Pp. 407-417, 7 figures in text. December 24, 1948.
- 21. Two new meadow mice from Michoacán, Mexico. By E. Raymond
Hall. Pp. 423-427, 6 figures in text. December 24, 1948.
- 22. An annotated check list of the mammals of Michoacán,
Mexico. By E. Raymond Hall and Bernardo Villa R. Pp. 431-472, 2 plates,
1 figure in text. December 27, 1949.
- 23. Subspeciation in the kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii. By Henry W.
Setzer. Pp. 473-573, 27 figures in text, 7 tables. December 27, 1949.
- 24. Geographic range of the hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura, with
description of a new subspecies from Mexico. By E. Raymond Hall and
Walter W. Dalquest. Pp. 575-580, 1 figure in text. January 20, 1950.
- 25. Pipistrellus cinnamomeus Miller 1902 referred to the Genus
Myotis. By E. Raymond Hall and Walter W. Dalquest. Pp. 581-590, 5
figures in text. January 20, 1950.
- 26. A synopsis of the American bats of the Genus Pipistrellus. By
E. Raymond Hall and Walter W. Dalquest. Pp. 591-602, 1 figure in text.
January 20, 1950.
- Index. Pp. 605-638.
- *Vol. 2. (Complete) Mammals of Washington. By Walter W. Dalquest. Pp.
1-444, 140 figures in text. April 9, 1948.
- Vol. 3. *1. The avifauna of Micronesia, its origin, evolution, and
distribution. By Rollin H. Baker. Pp. 1-359, 16 figures in text. June 12,
1951.
- *2. A quantitative study of the nocturnal migration of birds. By
George H. Lowery, Jr. Pp. 361-472, 47 figures in text. June 29, 1951.
- 3. Phylogeny of the waxwings and allied birds. By M. Dale Arvey. Pp.
473-530, 49 figures in text, 13 tables. October 10, 1951.
- 4. Birds from the state of Veracruz, Mexico. By George H. Lowery, Jr.
and Walter W. Dalquest. Pp. 531-649, 7 figures in text, 2 tables. October
10, 1951.
- Index. Pp. 651-681.
- *Vol. 4. (Complete) American weasels. By E. Raymond Hall. Pp. 1-466,
41 plates, 31 figures in text. December 27, 1951.
- Vol. 5. 1. Preliminary survey of a Paleocene faunule from the Angels
Peak area, New Mexico. By Robert W. Wilson. Pp. 1-11, 1 figure in text.
February 24, 1951.
- 2. Two new moles (Genus Scalopus) from Mexico and Texas. By Rollin H.
Baker. Pp. 17-24. February 28, 1951.
- 3. Two new pocket gophers from Wyoming and Colorado. By E. Raymond
Hall and H. Gordon Montague. Pp. 25-32. February 28, 1951.
- 4. Mammals obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the barrier beach of
Tamaulipas, Mexico. By E. Raymond Hall. Pp. 33-47, 1 figure in text.
October 1, 1951.
- 5. Comments on the taxonomy and geographic distribution of some North
American rabbits. By E. Raymond Hall and Keith R. Kelson. Pp. 49-58.
October 1, 1951.
- 6. Two new subspecies of Thomomys bottae from New Mexico and Colorado.
By Keith R. Kelson. Pp. 59-71, 1 figure in text. October 1, 1951.
- 7. A new subspecies of Microtus montanus from Montana and comments on
Microtus canicandus Miller. By E. Raymond Hall and Keith R. Kelson. Pp.
73-79. October 1, 1951.
- 8. A new pocket gopher (Genus Thomomys) from eastern Colorado. By E.
Raymond Hall. Pp. 81-85. October 1, 1951.
- 9. Mammals taken along the Alaskan Highway. By Rollin H. Baker. Pp.
87-117. 1 figure in text. November 28, 1951.
- *10. A synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha. By E. Raymond Hall.
Pp. 119-202. 68 figures in text. December 15, 1951.
- 11. A new pocket mouse (Genus Perognathus) from Kansas. By E. Lendell
Cockrum. Pp. 203-206. December 15, 1951.
- 12. Mammals from Tamaulipas, Mexico. By Rollin H. Baker. Pp. 207-218.
December 15, 1951.
- 13. A new pocket gopher (Genus Thomomys) from Wyoming and Colorado. By
E. Raymond Hall. Pp. 219-222. December 15, 1951.
- 14. A new name for the Mexican red bat. By E. Raymond Hall. Pp.
223-226. December 15, 1951.
- 15. Taxonomic notes on Mexican bats of the Genus Rhogeëssa. By E.
Raymond Hall. Pp. 227-232. April 10, 1952.
- 16. Comments on the taxonomy and geographic distribution of some North
American woodrats (Genus Neotoma). By Keith R. Kelson. Pp. 233-242. April
10, 1952.
- 17. The subspecies of the Mexican red-bellied squirrel, Sciurus
aureogaster. By Keith R. Kelson. Pp. 243-250, 1 figure in text. April 10,
1952.
- 18. Geographic range of Peromyscus melanophrys, with description of
new subspecies. By Rollin H. Baker. Pp. 251-258, 1 figure in text. May 10,
1952.
- 19. A new chipmunk (Genus Eutamias) from the Black Hills. By John A.
White. Pp. 259-262. April 10, 1952.
- 20. A new piñon mouse (Peromyscus truei) from Durango, Mexico.
By Robert B. Finley, Jr. Pp. 263-267. May 23, 1952.
- 21. An annotated checklist of Nebraskan bats. By Olin L. Webb and J.
Knox Jones, Jr. Pp. 269-279. May 31, 1952.
- 22. Geographic variation in red-backed mice (Genus Clethrionomys) of
the southern Rocky Mountain region. By E. Lendell Cockrum and Kenneth L.
Fitch. Pp. 281-292, 1 figure in text. November 15, 1952.
- 23. Comments on the taxonomy and geographic distribution of North
American microtines. By E. Raymond Hall and E. Lendell Cockrum. Pp.
293-312. November 17, 1952.
- 24. The subspecific status of two Central American sloths. By E.
Raymond Hall and Keith R. Kelson. Pp. 313-317. November 21, 1952.
- 25. Comments on the taxonomy and geographic distribution of some North
American marsupials, insectivores, and carnivores. By E. Raymond Hall and
Keith R. Kelson. Pp. 319-341. December 5, 1952.
- 26. Comments on the taxonomy and geographic distribution of some North
American rodents. By E. Raymond Hall and Keith R. Kelson. Pp. 343-371.
December 15, 1952.
- 27. A synopsis of the North American microtine rodents. By E. Raymond
Hall and E. Lendell Cockrum. Pp. 373-498, 149 figures in text. January 15,
1953.
- 28. The pocket gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Coahuila, Mexico. By Rollin
H. Baker. Pp. 499-514, 1 figure in text. June 1, 1953.
- 29. Geographic distribution of the pocket mouse, Perognathus
fasciatus. By J. Knox Jones, Jr. Pp. 515-526, 7 figures in text. August 1,
1953.
- 30. A new subspecies of wood rat (Neotoma mexicana) from Colorado. By
Robert B. Finley, Jr. Pp. 527-534, 2 figures in text. August 15, 1953.
- 31. Four new pocket gophers of the genus Cratogeomys from Jalisco,
Mexico. By Robert J. Russell. Pp. 535-542. October 15, 1953.
- 32. Genera and subgenera of chipmunks. By John A. White. Pp. 543-561, 12
figures in text. December 1, 1953.
- 33. Taxonomy of the chipmunks, Eutamias quadrivittatus and Eutamias
umbrinus. By John A. White. Pp. 563-582, 6 figures in text. December 1,
1953.
- 34. Geographic distribution and taxonomy of the chipmunks of Wyoming. By
John A. White. Pp. 584-610, 3 figures in text. December 1, 1953.
- 35. The baculum of the chipmunks of western North America. By John A.
White. Pp. 611-631, 19 figures in text. December 1, 1953.
- 36. Pleistocene Soricidae from San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
By James S. Findley. Pp. 633-639. December 1, 1953.
- 37. Seventeen species of bats recorded from Barro Colorado Island,
Panama Canal Zone. By E. Raymond Hall and William B. Jackson. Pp. 641-646.
December 1, 1953.
- Index. Pp. 647-676.
- *Vol. 6. (Complete) Mammals of Utah, taxonomy and distribution.
By Stephen D. Durrant. Pp. 1-549, 91 figures in text, 30 tables. August 10,
1952.
- Vol. 7. *1. Mammals of Kansas. By E. Lendell Cockrum. Pp. 1-303, 73
figures in text, 37 tables. August 25, 1952.
- 2. Ecology of the opossum on a natural area in northeastern Kansas.
By Henry S. Fitch and Lewis L. Sandidge. Pp. 305-338, 5 figures in text.
August 24, 1953.
- 3. The silky pocket mice (Perognathus flavus) of Mexico. By Rollin H.
Baker. Pp. 339-347, 1 figure in text. February 15, 1954.
- 4. North American jumping mice (Genus Zapus). By Philip H. Krutzsch.
Pp. 349-472, 47 figures in text, 4 tables. April 21, 1954.
- 5. Mammals from Southeastern Alaska. By Rollin H. Baker and James S.
Findley. Pp. 473-477. April 21, 1954.
- 6. Distribution of some Nebraskan Mammals. By J. Knox Jones, Jr. Pp.
479-487. April 21, 1954.
- 7. Subspeciation in the montane meadow mouse, Microtus montanus, in
Wyoming and Colorado. By Sydney Anderson. Pp. 489-506, 2 figures in text.
July 23, 1954.
- 8. A new subspecies of bat (Myotis velifer) from southeastern
California and Arizona. By Terry A. Vaughn. Pp. 507-512. July 23, 1954.
- 9. Mammals of the San Gabriel Mountains of California. By Terry A.
Vaughn. Pp. 513-582, 4 pls., 1 fig., 12 tables. November 15, 1954.
- More numbers will appear in volume 7.
- Vol. 8. 1. Life history and ecology of the five-lined skink, Eumeces
fasciatus. By Henry S. Fitch. Pp. 1-156, 2 pls., 26 figs. in text, 17
tables. September 1, 1954.
- More numbers will appear in volume 8.