LINTON, Clarence Brockman

Clarence Brockman Linton (1881-1925)

Clarence Brockman Linton with bird specimans

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

LINTON, Clarence Brockman (1881-1925), amateur jewelry-maker, ornithologist, archaeologist and pioneer mariculturist who lived in Long Beach and who developed a great interest in the California Channel Islands. Linton moved with his Quaker parents Horace and Sarah Linton, from Kansas to Whittier, California in 1887 when he was six years old. The Linton family was part of a group of families who established a Quaker colony. Linton was graduated from Whittier College. On January 22, 1905 Linton married Blanche Eliza Lashlee (1883-1976) of Nebraska, although that marriage ended in divorce. On July 9, 1906 Linton married his second wife, 18-year-old Madge “Maggie” Hazel Peery (1888-1939). They had a daughter, Dorothy Madge Linton, born July 14, 1907, the year Linton began visiting the islands. That marriage also ended in divorce. Linton purchased the 60-foot powerboat, Flyer for his many trips to the islands.

During a time when the three largest islands were privately owned and title to the remaining five rested with the U.S. government, Linton found unique ways to make his living on the islands, despite being neither an owner nor a primary government lessee. From 1907–1910 he collected bird specimens to sell to public institutions and to individuals who maintained private collections. He made three trips to San Clemente Island and two to San Nicolas Island in 1907 collecting bird specimens. A bald eagle skin and set of eggs collected on San Clemente Island on February 15, 1907 are in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. In November 1907, he, his step-father, Horace Linton, ornithologist George Willett, and craw fisherman “Cold-foot Jorgensen” went from San Pedro to Santa Cruz Island “in a dilapidated fishing smack” with “the kind permission of Mr. Fred Caire, owner of the island.” They camped at Coches Prietos, Potato Harbor, Northwest Harbor and in the pines near Prisoners’ Harbor, collecting bird specimens [Linton 1908b]. The following year, 1908, Linton again visited Santa Clemente and Santa Cruz islands and added San Nicolas Island. In selling bird skins, Linton charged as much as $10 for Santa Cruz Island jays.

Directory of Members, Cooper Ornithological Club, May 1914:

C. B. Linton. 125 W. Ocean Ave., Long Beach, CA 1906.

In January 1909, while excavating Indian burials on San Nicolas Island, Linton came across 13 immense pearls he deduced had come from red abalones. According to Linton, “These average the size of an English walnut, and if freshly taken from the shells would be worth easily $3500.” Excited by new economic possibilities, Linton redirected his island interests to the business of abalone harvesting and pearl mariculture. He also rented a portion of Santa Barbara Island in October 1909 from island lessee, J. G. Howland, despite a provision of the lease forbidding subletting. Linton, who paid Howland $125, wanted to use the island to propagate pearls in abalone. His moderate success was noted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

By 1910, Linton was running a “plush, red-carpeted jewelry store” in Long Beach, selling his pearls. Early that year, Linton met and married Texas-born socialite, Lillian McClelland, and they spent their 3-month-long honeymoon on San Nicolas Island. The former glove-wearing society-bride quickly became accustomed to tanned hands. During their three-month stay on San Nicolas Island ‘Lillian made friends with elephant seals that dwarfed her in size, and gathered huge bouquets of wild flowers.” Linton visited San Nicolas Island twice more in 1911, and Santa Barbara Island again in 1911. In all, Linton is known to have collected and sold more than 1061 bird specimens and a small number of egg sets from the California Channel Islands — more than any other collector. Linton’s specimens, representing 97 species, are currently housed in 21 museums around the world. A large block of birds Linton sold to John Eliot Thayer (1862-1933) in 1910 is at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Linton also published 11 island-related articles in the ornithological journals, Condor and Auk, before he was 30.

Clarence Brockman Linton (1880–1925) Channel Islands Entrepreneur, Ornithological Collector, And Pioneer Mariculturist by Marla Daily, Paul Collins & Brian Burd, 2009

Linton and his third wife, Lillian Theresa Wold (1888-1977), had three children:

Clarence McClelland “Mack” (1910-1990)
Theresa (1911-2005) who later became Mrs. Borchard
Willie Marion (1912-1919) who died at age 5

By 1914, however, Linton had abandoned all involvement with the California Channel Islands. He separated from his wife and moved to Seattle in 1918. He was 36. Linton eventually returned to California where died of tuberculosis in 1925 at age 44. Clarence Brockman Linton is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA.

Over a four-year period, Linton collected at least 1112 ornithological specimens on five islands, and a Night Lizard on San Nicolas Island (CAS-35793) in 1912:

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND (1907, 1908, 1909)
SAN MIGUEL ISLAND (1909)
SAN NICOLAS ISLAND (1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912)
SANTA BARBARA ISLAND (1907, 1909)
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND (1907, 1908, 1909)

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ISLA SAN GERONIMO
ISLA SAN MARTIN

Linton's specimens are found in:

Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University [MCZ], Cambridge, MA (655)
Field Museum of Natural History [FMNH], Chicago, IL (123)
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History [LACM], Los Angeles, CA (52)
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology [MVZ], Berkeley, CA (45)
British Museum of Natural History [BMNH], Tring, England (43)
Delaware Museum of Natural History [DMNH], Wilmington, DE (29)
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia (24)
American Museum of Natural History [AMNH], New York, New York (18)
California Academy of Sciences [CAS], San Francisco, CA (16)
San Diego Natural History Museum [SDNHM], San Diego, California (14)
University of Kansas, Museum Natural History [KU], Lawrence, Kansas (14)
Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany (14)
Denver Museum of Nature and Science [DMNS], Denver, Colorado (10)
Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates [CUMV], Ithaca, New York (10)
Royal Ontario Museum [ROM], Toronto, Ontario, Canada (7)
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History [OMNH], Norman, OK (7)
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh [CM], Pittsburgh, PA (5)
Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology [WFVZ], Camarillo, CA (5)
Chicago Academy of Sciences [CHAS], Chicago, IL (4)
University of Colorado Museum [UCM], Denver, CO (4)
University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology [UMMZ], Lansing, Michigan (4)
University of Washington Burke Museum [UWBM], Seattle, WA (3)
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History [USNM], Washington, DC (2)
University of Nebraska State Museum [UNSM], Lincoln, Nebraska (2)
Peabody Museum of Natural History [YPM], Yale University, New Haven, CT (1)
University of California, Los Angeles [UCLA], California (1)

Clarence Brockman Linton
Linton with young Osprey on Flyer
April 10, 1912
Linton with goat nibbling shirt, unknown island
Linton appears as Robinson Crusoe on San Nicolas Island

Articles by C.B. Linton

» Linton, C. B. Notes from San Clemente Island in Condor 10(2):82-86, March-April, 1908

» Linton, C. B. Notes from Santa Cruz Island in Condor 10(3):124-129, May-June, 1908

» Linton, C. B. Salpinctes obsoletus pulverous restricted to San Nicolas Island in Condor 10(3):129. May-June, 1908

» Linton, C. B. Microscopic Subspecies in Condor 10(4):181, 1908

» Linton, C. B. Otocoris alpestris insularis on the Mainland Coast in Condor 10(4):181, 1908

» Linton, C. B. Is not the San Clemente Shrike Identical with the Island Shrike? in Condor 10(4):182, July-August, 1908

» Linton, C. B. Pililo clementae excluded from Santa Cruz Island avifauna in Condor 10(5):208. September-October, 1908

» Linton, C. B. Ancient Murrelet at San Clemente in Condor 11(3):102. May-June, 1909

» Linton, C. B. Further Notes from San Clemente Island in Condor 11(6):193-194. November-December, 1909

» Linton, C. B. Unusual Nesting Site of the San Nicholas [sic] Rock Wren in Condor 13(3):109. May-June, 1911

» Linton, C. B. Nests of the San Nicolas Rock Wren in Auk 28(4):489, 1911

» Hamp Sanford Island of Mystery in High Country 45:16-22, 1978. Temecula, CA.

» Daily, Marla, Paul W. Collins and Brian G. Burd Clarence Brockman Linton (1880-1925): Channel Islands Entrepreneur, Ornithological Collector, and Pioneer Mariculturist in Damiani, C.C. and D.K. Garcelon (eds.). Proceedings of the 7th California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA. 2009:(99-112)

Island Collections~

Beginning in 1907 and continuing through 1910, Linton developed a commercial bird collecting operation on the Channel Islands and along the adjacent southern California mainland.Linton visited four of the Channel Islands (Santa Cruz, San Nicolas, Santa Barbara, and San Clemente islands) on numerous occasions to collect birds. He collected his first bird, an island horned lark (Eremophila alpestris insularis), at San Clemente Island on January 19, 1907, and his last bird, a snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), at San Nicolas Island on May 24, 1910. During this 4-year period, Linton collected a total of 1061 scientific study skins from 97 species. He was the most prolific of the collectors of Channel Island birds: the birds he collected represent 12.1% of the 8,754 birds known to have been collected from the Channel Islands (P.W. Collins, unpublished data). Linton collected a few egg sets from the islands; however, his principal focus was collecting bird skins. Linton sold birds collected from the Channel Islands to a number of individuals who maintained private bird collections and to a number of public institutions. Today his Channel Islands bird specimens are housed in 21 museums: 17 in North America and 4 in foreign countries. Five of these museums (Museum of Comparative Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles County Museum, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, and British Museum of Natural History) hold 86.6% of Linton’s Channel Islands bird specimens, with the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard holding the largest percentage (61.8%, n=655 specimens). Linton collected a total of 97 species, including 60 species from San Clemente Island, 22 species from San Nicolas Island, 63 species from Santa Cruz Island, and 5 species from Santa Barbara Island.

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND

2/7,15/1907 MCZ birds 0/15,19,20,21,28/1908 OMNH birds

ISLAND	COLLECTOR	INSTITUTION	DATE	NUMBER	SPECIMEN
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	January 23, 1907	LACM-91462	Larus occidentalis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	January 24, 1907	LACM-31	Sterna maxima maxima	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	January 24, 1907	LACM-21612	Larus heermanni	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	January 24, 1907	LACM-21613	Larus heermanni	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	UMMZ	January 24, 1907	UMMZ-124574	Larus heermani	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	CM	January 25, 1907	CM-165733	Thalasseus maximus maximus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	January 25, 1907	LACM-2584	Pelecanus occidentalis californicus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	UMMZ	January 25, 1907	UMMZ-124575	Larus heermani	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 25, 1907	MCZ-250044	Larus heermanni	Eggs
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	January 27, 1907	LACM-13989	Sterna maxima maxima	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	AMNH	February 7, 1907	AMNH-762609	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	CAS	February 7, 1907	CAS-35471	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	February 7, 1907	LACM-21729	Sterna maxima maxima	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	February 7, 1907	MCZ-56809	Thyromanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
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San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	CM	February 15, 1907	CM-165734	Thalasseus maximus maximus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	DMNH	February 15, 1907	DMNH-5517	Phalacrocorax penicillatus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	February 15, 1907	MCZ-53690	Sturnella neglecta	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	February 15, 1907	MCZ-56809	Thyromanes bewickii correctus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	February 19, 1907	MCZ-57982	Falco sparverius sparverius	Eggs
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San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	FMNH	March 8, 1907	FMNH-20495	Podiceps nigricollis californicus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 8, 1907	MCZ-180208	Podiceps nigricollis californicus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 9, 1907	MCZ-308818	Vermivora celata sordida	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 9, 1907	MCZ-308819	Vermivora celata sordida	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 10, 1907	MCZ-308820	Vermivora celata sordida	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 10, 1907	MCZ-308821	Vermivora celata sordida	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 10, 1907	MCZ-308822	Vermivora celata sordida	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 10, 1907	MCZ-308823	Vermivora celata sordida	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	CM	March 11, 1907	CM-143790	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	AMNH	March 13, 1907	AMNH-763619	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	CAS	March 13, 1907	CAS-36268	Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	KU	March 13, 1907	KU-26713	Pipilo maculatus clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	WFVZ	March 13, 1907	WFVZ-211127	Pandion haliaetus	Eggs
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	March 14, 1907	LACM-22008	Selasphorus sasin sedentarius	Eggs
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	KU	March 15, 1907	KU-25338	Ptychoramphus aleuticus aleuticus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	DMNH	March 16, 1907	DMNH-5817	Tringa incana	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 16, 1907	MCZ-307535	Larus occidentalis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	CAS	March 17, 1907	CAS-36267	Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	KU	March 17, 1907	KU-25387	Selasphorus sasin sedentarius	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	WFVZ	March 19, 1907	WFVZ-6966	Lanius ludovicianus	Eggs
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 20, 1907	MCZ-316998	Dendroica coronata auduboni	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	FMNH	March 31, 1907	FMNH-13028	Pandion haliaetus carolinensis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	KU	April 1, 1907	KU-26714	Pipilo maculatus clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	WFVZ	April 1, 1907	WFVZ-6948	Zonotrichia melodia	Eggs
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	AMNH	April 2, 1907	AMNH-436661	Arenaria melanocephala	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	CAS	April 2, 1907	CAS-35627	Pandion haliaetus carolinensis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	KU	April 2, 1907	KU-25288	Arenaria melanocephala	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	WFVZ	April 2, 1907	WFVZ-97069	Pandion haliaetus carolinensis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	CAS	April 5, 1907	CAS-35472	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	April 5, 1907	LACM-22362	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	April 5, 1907	LACM-22363	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 5, 1907	MCZ-308817	Vermivora celata sordida	Birds
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San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	AMNH	October 5, 1907	AMNH-374767	Thyromanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 6, 1907	MCZ-316949	Mimus polyglottos leucopterus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 7, 1907	MCZ-315032	Thyromanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 7, 1907	MCZ-316950	Mimus polyglottos leucopterus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	KU	October 8, 1907	KU-27222	Melospiza melodia clemente	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	KU	October 8, 1907	KU-27223	Melospiza melodia clemente	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	October 9, 1907	LACM-23572	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 9, 1907	MCZ-315031	Thyromanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 9, 1907	MCZ-250045	Larus heermanni	Eggs
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 9, 1907	MCZ-316507	Phalacrocorax penicillatus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	KU	October 10, 1907	KU-25386	Selasphorus sasin sedentarius	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	October 10, 1907	LACM-23573	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	AMNH	October 11, 1907	AMNH-374767	Thyromanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 11, 1907	MCZ-316653	Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 11, 1907	MCZ-316654	Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	KU	October 12, 1907	KU-26036	Catharus ustulatus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 12, 1907	MCZ-316984	Catharus ustulatus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 12, 1907	MCZ-56765	Colaptes cafer collaris	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	October 15, 1907	MVZ-21272	Zonotrichia querula	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	AMNH	October 17, 1907	AMNH-374767	Thyromanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	AMNH	October 17, 1907	AMNH-374767	Thyromanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 17, 1907	MCZ-56766	Colaptes cafer collaris	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 17, 1907	MCZ-56764	Colaptes cafer collaris	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 19, 1907	MCZ-315033	Thyromanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 20, 1907	MCZ-315029	Thyromanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
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San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 14, 1908	MCZ-180137	Thalasseus maximus maximus	Birds
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San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 2, 1908	MCZ-316440	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	unknown C. B. Linton?	CUMV	October 17, 1908	CUMV-12926	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	unknown C. B. Linton?	CUMV	October 17, 1908	CUMV-12927	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	UWBM	October 17, 1908	UWBM-18186	Tringa incanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 20, 1908	MCZ-315029	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
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San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 12, 1908	MCZ-316414	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 14, 1908	MCZ-47328	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 14, 1908	MCZ-183466	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 14, 1908	MCZ-316406	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 14, 1908	MCZ-316412	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 14, 1908	MCZ-316596	Speotyto cunicularia hypugaea	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 14, 1908	MCZ-316905	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 14, 1908	MCZ-316947	Lanius ludovicianus anthonyi	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 14, 1908	MVZ-8442	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 14, 1908	MVZ-8446	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 14, 1908	MVZ-8459	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 14, 1908	MVZ-8465	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 14, 1908	MVZ-8472	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 14, 1908	MVZ-8476	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 14, 1908	MVZ-57664	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 14, 1908	MVZ-8476	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 15, 1908	MCZ-316316	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 15, 1908	MCZ-316330	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 15, 1908	MCZ-316392	Accipiter striatus velox	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 15, 1908	MCZ-316406	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 15, 1908	MCZ-316886	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 15, 1908	MCZ-316898	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 15, 1908	MCZ-316906	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 15, 1908	MCZ-317231	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 15, 1908	MVZ-8439	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 15, 1908	MVZ-8458	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	OMNH	November 15, 1908	OMNH-15413	Eremophila alpestris	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-55329	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-55341	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-55343	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-55345	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-316302	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-316307	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-316308	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-316312	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-316313	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-316314	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-316315	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-316324	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-316325	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-316326	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-316329	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1909	MCZ-316418	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-316895	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 16, 1908	MCZ-317136	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 16, 1908	MVZ-8454	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 16, 1908	MVZ-8462	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 16, 1908	MVZ-8464	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 17, 1908	MCZ-316411	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 17, 1908	MCZ-55388	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 17, 1908	MCZ-183467	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 17, 1908	MCZ-183468	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 17, 1908	MCZ-316434	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 17, 1908	MCZ-316611	Ceryle alcyon caurina	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 17, 1908	MCZ-316890	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 17, 1908	MCZ-316904	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 17, 1908	MCZ-317002	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 17, 1908	MVZ-8441	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 17, 1908	MVZ-8469	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 17, 1908	MVZ-8445	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 17, 1908	MVZ-8453	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 17, 1908	MVZ-8471	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 17, 1908	MVZ-8474	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 17, 1908	MVZ-8475	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	ROM	November 17, 1908	ROM-22.4.20.812	Zonotrichia melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 18, 1908	MCZ-55332	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 18, 1908	MCZ-180945	Speotyto cunicularia hypugaea	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 18, 1908	MCZ-184599	Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 18, 1908	MCZ-316433	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 18, 1908	MCZ-316879	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 18, 1908	MCZ-316882	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 18, 1908	MCZ-316884	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 18, 1908	MCZ-316889	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 18, 1908	MCZ-317610	Ceryle alcyon caurina	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 18, 1908	MCZ-317030	Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 18, 1908	MVZ-8461	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 18, 1908	MVZ-8466	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 18, 1908	MCZ-55390	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 18, 1908	MVZ-106851	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 19, 1908	MCZ-63982	Dendroica coronata coronata	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 19, 1908	MCZ-316413	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 19, 1908	MCZ-316438	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 19, 1908	MCZ-316439	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 19, 1908	MCZ-316406	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 19, 1908	MCZ-316885	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 19, 1908	MVZ-8444	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 19, 1908	MVZ-8455	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	OMNH	November 19, 1908	OMNH-15662	Melospiza melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 20, 1908	MCZ-15438	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 20, 1908	MCZ-55335	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 20, 1908	MCZ-57662	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 20, 1908	MVZ-21271	Euphagus carolinus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	OMNH	November 20, 1908	OMNH-15411	Eremophila alpestris	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 20, 1908	MCZ-57662	Asio otus wilsonianus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	ROM	November 20, 1908	ROM-22.4.20.569	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 21, 1908	MCZ-55342	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 21, 1908	MCZ-57185	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 21, 1908	MCZ-57189	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 21, 1908	MCZ-183840	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 21, 1908	MCZ-316327	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 21, 1908	MCZ-316328	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 21, 1908	MCZ-316531	Zonotrichia iliaca	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 21, 1908	MCZ-316894	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 21, 1908	MCZ-316970	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 21, 1908	MCZ-316971	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 21, 1908	MCZ-316974	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 21, 1908	MCZ-317008	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 21, 1908	MVZ-8443	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	OMNH	November 21, 1908	OMNH-15873	Carpodacus mexicanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 22, 1908	MCZ-47327	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 22, 1908	MCZ-57184	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 22, 1908	MCZ-183081	Carpodacus mexicanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 22, 1908	MCZ-316435	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 22, 1908	MCZ-316443	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 22, 1908	MCZ-316755	Selasphorus sasin sedentarius	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 22, 1908	MCZ-316969	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 22, 1908	MCZ-316975	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 22, 1908	MCZ-316976	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 22, 1908	MVZ-8460	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 23, 1908	MCZ-316407	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	H. W. WRIGHT	MCZ	November 23, 1908	MCZ-316408	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 23, 1908	MCZ-316415	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 23, 1908	MCZ-316819	Dendroica coronata auduboni	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 23, 1908	MCZ-316902	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 23, 1908	MCZ-317011	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 23, 1908	MCZ-317148	Sayornis nigricans semiatra	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	ROM	November 23, 1908	ROM-51897	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 24, 1908	MCZ-57183	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 24, 1908	MCZ-183841	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 24, 1908	MCZ-184651	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 24, 1908	MCZ-316320	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 24, 1908	MCZ-316973	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 24, 1908	MCZ-316977	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 24, 1908	MCZ-316979	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 24, 1908	MCZ-317006	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 24, 1908	MCZ-317146	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	WFVZ	November 24, 1908	WFVZ-6966	Lanius ludovicianus anthonyi	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 25, 1908	MCZ-183842	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 25, 1908	MCZ-316431	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 25, 1908	MCZ-316891	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 25, 1908	MCZ-316946	Lanius ludovicianus anthonyi	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 25, 1908	MCZ-316972	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 25, 1908	MCZ-316980	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 25, 1908	MCZ-330851	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 25, 1908	MVZ-8463	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 25, 1908	MVZ-8475	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 25, 1908	MVZ-8477	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	UWBM	November 25, 1908	UWBM-17760	Melospiza melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 27, 1908	MCZ-55335	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 27, 1908	MCZ-55338	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 27, 1908	MCZ-55340	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 27, 1908	MCZ-55344	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 27, 1908	MCZ-316306	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 27, 1908	MCZ-316309	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 27, 1908	MCZ-316310	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 27, 1908	MCZ-316319	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 28, 1908	MCZ-55334	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 28, 1908	MCZ-182735	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 28, 1908	MCZ-316301	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 28, 1908	MCZ-316303	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 28, 1908	MCZ-316317	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 28, 1908	MCZ-316321	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 28, 1908	MCZ-316322	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 28, 1908	MCZ-316330	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 28, 1908	MCZ-316978	Catharus gutattus nanus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	OMNH	November 28, 1908	OMNH-15412	Eremophila alpestris	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 29, 1908	MCZ-316417	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 29, 1908	MCZ-55387	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 29, 1908	MCZ-55389	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 29, 1908	MCZ-184652	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 29, 1908	MCZ-316880	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 29, 1908	MVZ-47330	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 29, 1908	MVZ-8457	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 30, 1908	MCZ-184653	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 30, 1908	MCZ-316512	Zonotrichia iliaca	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 30, 1908	MCZ-316892	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 30, 1908	MCZ-316901	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 30, 1908	MCZ-316903	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 30, 1908	MCZ-317001	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 30, 1908	MCZ-317009	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	November 30, 1908	MVZ-8456	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	UWBM	November 30, 1908	UWBM-17761	Pipilo maculatus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 1, 1908	MCZ-316442	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 1, 1908	MCZ-316878	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 1, 1908	MCZ-316888	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 1, 1908	MCZ-316897	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 1, 1908	MCZ-316899	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 1, 1908	MCZ-316900	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 1, 1908	MCZ-317010	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	December 1, 1908	MVZ-8452	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 3, 1908	MCZ-316416	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	December 3, 1908 1908	MVZ-8447	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	December 3, 1908 1908	MVZ-8448	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	December 3, 1908	MVZ-8470	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	December 3, 1908	MVZ-8473	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 4, 1908	MCZ-53946	Podiceps auritus cornutus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 4, 1908	MCZ-55386	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 4, 1908	MCZ-183702	Pipilo erythrophtalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 4, 1908	MCZ-183703	Pipilo erythrophtalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 4, 1908	MCZ-316530	Zonotrichia iliaca	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 4, 1908	MCZ-53946	Podiceps auritus cornutus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 4, 1908	MCZ-184600	Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 4, 1908	MCZ-316893	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 4, 1908	MCZ-317005	Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	December 4, 1908	MVZ-21273	Pipilo maculatus oregonus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	December 4, 1908	MVZ-8440	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 5, 1908	MCZ-316410	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 5, 1908	MCZ-316428	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 5, 1908	MCZ-316907	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	December 5, 1908	MVZ-8449	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	December 5, 1908	MVZ-8450	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	December 5, 1908	MVZ-8451	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 6, 1908	MCZ-316409	Zonotrichia melodia	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 6, 1908	MCZ-316432	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 6, 1908	MCZ-316896	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	December 6, 1908 1908	MVZ-8468	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	ROM	December 6, 1908	ROM-22.4.20.568	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	ROM	December 6, 1908	ROM-22.4.20.813	Zonotrichia melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 8, 1908	MCZ-183397	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 8, 1908	MCZ-317051	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 8, 1908	MCZ-317054	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 8, 1908	MCZ-317060	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 8, 1908	MCZ-317061	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 8, 1908	MCZ-317064	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 9, 1908	MCZ-183398	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 9, 1908	MCZ-316765	Dendroica townsendi	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 9, 1908	MCZ-317053	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 9, 1908	MCZ-183398	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 9, 1908	MCZ-316986	Sialia currucoides	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 9, 1908	MCZ-317052	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 9, 1908	MCZ-317056	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 9, 1908	MCZ-317058	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 9, 1908	MCZ-317059	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 9, 1908	MCZ-317063	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 10, 1908	MCZ-55441	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 10, 1908	MCZ-317055	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 10, 1908	MCZ-317066	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 10, 1908	MCZ-317057	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 10, 1908	MCZ-317062	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 10, 1908	MCZ-317065	Amphispiza belli	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 12, 1908	MCZ-316493	Synthliboramphus antiquus	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 12, 1908	MCZ-53947	Cerorhinca monocerata	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 12, 1908	MCZ-316632	Crocethia alba	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 13, 1908	MCZ-316633	Crocethia alba	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	December 15, 1908	MVZ-8467	Melospiza melodia clementae	Birds
San Clemente Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 19, 1908	MCZ-316596	Speotyto cunicularia hypugaea	Birds

SAN MIGUEL ISLAND

ISLAND	COLLECTOR	INSTITUTION	DATE	NUMBER	SPECIMEN
San Miguel Island	C. B. Linton	ROM	January 7, 1909	ROM-22.4.20.176	Arenaria melanocephala	Birds

SAN NICOLAS ISLAND

ISLAND	COLLECTOR	INSTITUTION	DATE	NUMBER	SPECIMEN
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	February 10, 1907	LACM-32	Sterna maxima maxima	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	February 10, 1907	LACM-35	Larus occidentalis wymani	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	February 10, 1907	MCZ-180010	Larus heermanni	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	February 10, 1907	MCZ-306950	Larus californicus	Birds
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San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 1, 1908	MCZ-57668	Speotyto cunicularia hypugaea	Birds
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San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	AMNH	September 26, 1908	AMNH-757938	Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	September 26, 1908	MCZ-311942	Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	September 26, 1908	MCZ-311944	Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	September 26, 1908	MCZ-317031	Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	September 26, 1908	MCZ-317107	Ammodramus sandwichensis	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	September 26, 1908	MCZ-317260	Vireo gilvus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton [?]	MCZ	September 26, 1908	MCZ-330929	Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus	Birds
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San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton (?)	UMMZ	January 1, 1909	UMMZ-72914	Salpinctes obsoletus pulverius	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton (?)	CUMV	January 4, 1909	CUMV-13267	Salpinctes obsoletus pulverius	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton (?)	CUMV	January 4, 1909	CUMV-13283	Salpinctes obsoletus pulverius	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton (?)	UMMZ	January 4, 1909	UMMZ-72913	Salpinctes obsoletus pulverius	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton (?)	CUMV	January 5, 1909	CUMV-13282	Salpinctes obsoletus pulverius	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 5, 1909	MCZ-316597	Speotyto cunicularia hypugaea	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 6, 1909	MCZ-316323	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 7, 1909	MCZ-316368	Erolia minutilla	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 7, 1909	MCZ-316369	Erolia minutilla	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 7, 1909	MCZ-316436	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 8, 1909	MCZ-56814	Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 9, 1909	MCZ-316429	Carpodacus mexicanus clementis	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 9, 1909	MCZ-55348	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 9, 1909	MCZ-316377	Corvus corax sinuatus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MVZ	January 9, 1909	MVZ-317152	Sayornis saya saya	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 10, 1909	MCZ-57187	Catharus guttatus guttatus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 12, 1909	MCZ-55347	Eremophila alpestris insularis	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 13, 1909	MCZ-317106	Ammodramus sandwichensis	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 15, 1909	MCZ-317032	Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus	Birds
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San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 30, 1909	MCZ-316546	Arenaria melanocephala	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 5, 1909	MCZ-316509	Diomedea immutabilis	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 5, 1909	MCZ-316546	Arenaria melanocephala	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 5, 1909	MCZ-316547	Arenaria melanocephala	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 5, 1909	MCZ-316560	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 7, 1909	MCZ-255096	Arenaria melanocephala	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 9, 1909	MCZ-317152	Sayornis saya saya	Birdss
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	WFVZ	April 15, 1909	WFVZ-97069	Pandion haliaetus	Eggs
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 5, 1909	MCZ-316300	Aphriza virgata	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 1909	MCZ-53775	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	1909	MCZ-53776	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 10, 1909	MCZ-182402	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 13, 1909	MCZ-53777	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 13, 1909	MCZ-53778	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 13, 1909	MCZ-182403	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
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San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 24, 1910	MCZ-316635	Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	March 24, 1910	MCZ-316636	Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	AMNH	April 24, 1910	AMNH-752143	Tringa incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	April 1910	LACM-206 [destroyed]	Colaptes auratus collaris	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 3, 1910	MCZ-54013	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 7, 1910	MCZ-316545	Arenaria melanocphala	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 7, 1910	MCZ-316561	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 7, 1910	MCZ-316551	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 7, 1910	MCZ-316552	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 7, 1910	MCZ-316556	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 7, 1910	MCZ-316559	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 7, 1910	MCZ-316563	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 21, 1910	MCZ-316566	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 23, 1910	MCZ-316554	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 23, 1910	MCZ-316555	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 23 1910	MCZ-316558	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 29, 1910	MCZ-316537	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 29, 1910	MCZ-316538	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 29, 1910	MCZ-316539	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 29, 1910	MCZ-316538	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 3, 1910	MCZ-316544	Arenaria melanocphala	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 3, 1910	MCZ-53774	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 3, 1910	MCZ-316540	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 3, 1910	MCZ-316541	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	April 23, 1910	MCZ-316562	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 7, 1910	MCZ-316553	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 7, 1910	MCZ-316557	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 7, 1910	MCZ-316564	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 7, 1910	MCZ-316565	Arenaria interpres interpres	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 11, 1910	MCZ-53779	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 11, 1910	MCZ-316543	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	May 14, 1910	MCZ-317256	Empidonax traillii	Birds
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San Nicolas Island	C. B. Linton	CAS	October 1912	CAS-35793	Xantusia riversiana	Herps

SANTA BARBARA ISLAND

ISLAND	COLLECTOR	INSTITUTION	DATE	NUMBER	SPECIMEN
Santa Barbara Island	C. B. Linton	DMNH	February 10, 1907	DMNH-6102	Ptychoramphus aleuticus aleuticus	Birds
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ISLAND	COLLECTOR	INSTITUTION	DATE	NUMBER	SPECIMEN
Santa Barbara Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 1, 1909	MCZ-316590	Sturnella neglecta	Birds
Santa Barbara Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 1, 1909	MCZ-58009	Synthliboramphus antiquus	Birds
Santa Barbara Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	January 1, 1909	MCZ-58010	Synthliboramphus antiquus	Birds

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

11/24,26,27,30/1907 CAS birds [with Willett]

11/24/1907 USNM birds

12/6,14,15/1907 CAS birds

1908 LACM birds

ISLAND	COLLECTOR	INSTITUTION	DATE	NUMBER	SPECIMEN
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Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & George Willett	CAS	November 20, 1907	CAS-34816	Arenaria melanocephala	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & George Willett	LACM	November 20, 1907	LACM-7402	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	G. Willett & C. B. Linton	LACM	November 20, 1907	LACM-22435	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	G. Willett & C. B. Linton	LACM	November 20, 1907	LACM-22437	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	G. Willett & C. B. Linton	LACM	November 20, 1907	LACM-22438	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	DMNH	November 22, 1907	DMNH-42367	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & George Willett [?]	AMNH	November 23, 1907	AMNH-374787	Thryomanes bewickii charienturus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & George Willett [?]	AMNH	November 23, 1907	AMNH-374788	Thryomanes bewickii charienturus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	G. Willett & C. B. Linton	LACM	November 23, 1907	LACM-7400	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & George Willett	LACM	November 23, 1907	LACM-7413	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & G. Willett	LACM	November 23, 1907	LACM-22439	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & G. Willett	LACM	November 23, 1907	LACM-22441	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & G. Willett	CAS	November 24, 1907	CAS-34746	Phalaropus fulicaria	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	DMNH	November 24, 1907	DMNH-5567	Gavia stellata	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	G. Willett & C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 24, 1907	MCZ-53919	Ptychoramphus aleuticus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & G. Willett	CAS	November 24, 1907	CAS-34747	Phalaropus fulicaria	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	DMNH	November 25, 1907	DMNH-5599	Fulmarus glacialis rogersii	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	DMNH	November 25, 1907	DMNH-6116	Cerorhinca monocerata	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	CAS	November 26, 1907	CAS-34787	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	KU	November 26, 1907	KU-26237	Vireo huttoni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & George Willett	DMNS	November 27, 1907	DMNS-5710	Aphelocoma coerulescens insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 27, 1907	MCZ-180229	Puffinus griseus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	G. Willett & C. B. Linton	November 29, 1907	MCZ-55437	Carduelis psaltria hesperophila	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	CAS	December 6, 1907	CAS-72631	Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	CAS	December 7, 1907	CAS-34815	Arenaria melanocephala	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	CAS	December 14, 1907	CAS-35513	Aphelocoma insularis insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	CAS	December 14, 1907	CAS-48347	Aphelocoma insularis insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	DMNH	December 15, 1907	DMNH-6581	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & G. Willett	UCLA	November 27, 1907	UCLA-11285	Phalaropus fulicarius	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	G. Willett & C. B. Linton	UCM	November 27, 1907	UCM-8242	Cerorhinca monocerata	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & George Willett	LACM	November 28, 1907	LACM-7404	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & George Willett	MCZ	November 28, 1907	MCZ-108223	Fulmarus glacialis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton & George Willett	NMNH	November 28, 1907	USNM-413645	Fulmarus glacialis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 29, 1907	MCZ-180271	Phalacrocorax penicillatus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	November 29, 1907	LACM-7408	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	G. Willett & C. B. Linton	LACM	November 29, 1907	LACM-22440	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	G. Willett & C. B. Linton	LACM	November 29, 1907	LACM-22442	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	November 29, 1907	MCZ-55437	Carduelis psaltria hesperophila	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	ROM	November 29, 1907	ROM-22.4.20.444	Aphelocoma coerulescens insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	G. Willett & C. B. Linton	CAS	November 30, 1907	CAS-34671	Cerorhinca monocerata	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	KU	December 1, 1907	KU-25643	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 1, 1907	MCZ-316508	Gavia arctica pacifica	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 2, 1907	MCZ-18021	Gavia arctica pacifica	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 2, 1907	MCZ-53956	Mergus serrator	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 2, 1907	MCZ-182255	Haematopus ostralegus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	UCM	December 2, 1907	UCM-8071	Arenaria melanocephala	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 3, 1907	MCZ-250872	Cerorhinca monocerata	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 4, 1907	MCZ-316494	Haematopus ostralegus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 6, 1907	MCZ-53948	Fulmarus glacialis rogersii	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	UCM	December 6, 1907	UCM-8070	Arenaria melanocephala	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 7, 1907	MCZ-180185	Cerorhinca monocerata	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 8, 1907	MCZ-316495	Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	KU	December 12, 1907	KU-25644	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 13, 1907	MCZ-53772	Heteroscelus incanus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 13, 1907	MCZ-316766	Dendroica townsendi	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	December 14, 1907	LACM-7399	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	December 14, 1907	LACM-7415	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 14, 1907	MCZ-57983	Falco sparverius sparverius	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 14, 1907	MCZ-316718	Vireo huttoni huttoni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	CAS	December 15, 1907	CAS-35514	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	December 15, 1907	LACM-7407	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 15, 1907	MCZ-316807	Vermivora celata sordida	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	DMNS	December 16, 1907	DMNS-2059	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	KU	December 16, 1907	KU-26840	Aimophila ruficeps obscura	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 17, 1907	MCZ-250815	Synthliboramphus antiquus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 17, 1907	MCZ-180186	Cerorhinca monocerata	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 18, 1907	MCZ-180012	Larus heermanni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	December 18, 1907	MCZ-250873	Cerorhinca monocerata	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	OSUM	December 18, 1907	OSUM-8971	Cerorhinca monocerata	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	UCM	December 19, 1907	UCM-8208	Larus heermani	Birds
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Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 1, 1908	MCZ-184153	Vermivora celata sordida	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	DMNS	October 2, 1908	DMNS-18679	Thryomanes bewickii	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 3, 1908	MCZ-316664	Sitta canadensis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 3, 1908	MCZ-316665	Sitta canadensis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 4, 1908	MCZ-316663	Sitta canadensis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	CM	October 4, 1908	CM-111599	Thyromanes bewickii	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 5, 1908	MCZ-280868	Thyromanes bewickii	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 5, 1908	MCZ-316707	Vireo solitarius	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 6, 1908	MCZ-316730	Vireo huttoni huttoni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 7, 1908	MCZ-53932	Larus heermanni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	CHAS	October 8, 1908	CHAS-7374	Pipilo maculatus clementae	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 8, 1908	MCZ-317247	Vermivora celata sorida	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 8, 1908	MCZ-53921	Podiceps nigricollis californicus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 8, 1908	MCZ-53923	Larus heermanni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 9, 1908	MCZ-316723	Vireo huttoni huttoni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	CM	October 9, 1908	CM-111600	Thyromanes bewickii	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 10, 1908	MCZ-53922	Podiceps nigricollis californicus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 10, 1908	MCZ-53930	Larus heermanni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 10, 1908	MCZ-53931	Larus heermanni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	OMNH	October 10, 1908	OMNH-15718	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 11, 1908	MCZ-55161	Larus heermanni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 11, 1908	MCZ-184154	Vermivora celata sordida	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	AMNH	October 12, 1908	AMNH-752144	Tringa incanus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 12, 1908	MCZ-53933	Larus heermanni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	AMNH	October 15, 1908	AMNH-751953	Arenaria melanocephala	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	October 15, 1908	LACM-7401	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 15, 1908	MCZ-316806	Vermivora celata sorida	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 16, 1908	MCZ-180011	Larus heermanni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 16, 1908	MCZ-316838	Aeronautes saxtalis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 16, 1908	MCZ-316839	Aeronautes saxtalis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 17, 1908	MCZ-53934	Larus heermanni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 17, 1908	MCZ-316764	Dendroica townsendi	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 17, 1908	MCZ-53970	Falco sparverius sparverius	Eggs
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	ROM	October 17, 1908	ROM-22.4.20.1001	Vermivora celata sordida	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 19, 1908	MCZ-53935	Larus heermanni	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	LACM	October 21, 1908	LACM-7402	Aphelocoma insularis	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 21, 1908	MCZ-316982	Catharus guttatus nanus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	MCZ	October 22, 1908	MCZ-57188	Catharus guttatus nanus	Birds
Santa Cruz Island	C. B. Linton	OMNH	October 23, 1908	OMNH-15678	Junco hyemalis	Birds

In the News~

August 14, 1896 [LAT]: “Clarence Linton, a boy of 15, was hunting in San Sansino Canyon, in the Puente Hills east of town, yesterday, and all of a sudden he saw at a distance of about fifteen feet a mountain lion, crouched ready to spring. The boy had but one load of bird-shot in his gun and had never fired a shotgun in his life, but he took in the situation and concluded to give the animal his best effort. He took aim and fired, and it proved a sure shot…”

September 16, 1907 [Linton to Mr. Wetmore: “Your letter and list received. You may forward me, if you will, the enclosed list, by return mail if possible, as I leave for collecting trip through Oct., Oct. 1st or 5th. I can send you now, i.e upon receipt of yours; the enclosed bit and can “book” you for any number of the list no. 3. to be filled before June 1st. I have sold nearly all my duplicates but will have a fine new supply of water birds (& others) in about 60 days. I sincerely hope that we can arrange a good exchange. There are many of the [?] birds that I would like to get: send me your entire list. Also select your desiderata from my list no. 3, & I will fill it for you as soon as possible. Yours very truly, C. B. Linton [P.S.] Providing my skins do not prove satisfactory, I will return yours or purchase them. Linton [P.P.S.] Thanks for handing my list to your friend: saved shipping skins to Thayer Museum, J. Lewis Childs, Field Columbian Museum & others. Same quality that I should send you.”

October 29, 1907 [SIA]: “Dear Mr. [Alex] Wetmore, …I have just returned from 3 weeks on San Clemente Island collecting for myself and Drs. Bishop and Dwight of the Club. I have a pair of San Clemente wren, rock wren, horned lark, song sparrow, and towhee to exchange…”

November 17, 1907 [SIA]: “Dear Mr. Wetmore, …I am leaving tonight for 4 weeks on Santa Cruz Island and will write you when I return…”

January 4, 1908 [SIA]: “Mr. Alex Wetmore, Dear Sir, I have at last reached home. We had a trying trip to Santa Cruz Island encountering storms and bad weather in general…”

February 1, 1909 [LAT]: “Long Beach. Big pearls on neck of dead. Immense jewels rattle on island skeleton. Thirteen of them, the size of walnuts, but somewhat decomposed, are dug up at San Nicolas along with bones of Indians. They came from extinct red abalone. C. B. Linton of this city, who has spent several years in the study of archaeology and ornithology, has just returned from a month’s exploration of San Nicolas Island. Although nominally his object was gathering of shells and fauna, he also had a curiosity to solve the mystery of the disposal of the pearls, which he judged were found in large numbers in the red abalone. This now extinct shellfish once formed the major part of the food of the Indians who formerly inhabited the San Nicolas group. After weeks of fruitless search over desert hills and sand wastes, he, by accident, found his quest. While prospecting the sand dunes near the western extremity of the island, he noted a bright spot in one of the mounds. Investigating, he found it to be the back portion of a human skull. After an hour’s excavation with a knife, he found an entire Indian skeleton, face down, and with arms and legs drawn up beneath the trunk. Linton and two assistants made further investigations and during the next three days uncovered nineteen skeletons. In the center was what he judged to be the remains of a chief, because of the care taken in his burial and the number and value of the decorations. On the top of the skull was the major portion of another skull. On the center of the back were two large spears laid crosswise and several stone rings. Near his feet were five bone daggers, and a bone implement of some kind. Around the neck, however, was the greatest find. Among the large and small stones and shell pendants were buried thirteen immense pearls, each one with a small hole drilled in the smaller end for stringing. These average the size of an English walnut, and if freshly taken from the shells would be worth easily $3500. As it is, they are valuable only as archaeological specimens, as they are somewhat decomposed, though still retaining some of their luster. Below the face and breast of the chief were found numerous tiny shell beads and a quantity of wampum. Most of the skull bore evidences of being crushed and broken, and Mr. Linton believes the remains are those of a chief and his warriors, who are reputed to have been killed by sealers over 100 years ago. All of the curios were brought home by Mr. Linton, and will be presented to the Los Angeles Society, of which he is an active member.”

February 2, 1909 [OT]: “Los Angeles, Feb. 2 — While exploring the shifting sand dunes of bleak San Nicolas Island, C. B. Linton of Long Beach, a member of the Southwest Archaeological Society, made one of the most interesting discoveries ever unearthed in that place of mystery. It is a string of wonderful pearls still clinging to the skeleton neck of a chief of the extinct people who once dwelt there. The pearls would be almost priceless if well-preserved, but they are much decomposed. The pearls, which doubtless came from the now extinct red abalone, are the size of English walnuts and still lustrous...”

April 26, 1909 [LAH]: “Long Beach, April 25. For a stay of a month at San Nicolas Island, in which time he will conclude his explorations there, C. B. Linton, who is engaged in gathering material for a large museum of natural history, left tonight in the schooner May, accompanied by Milton McMillan, who postponed his cruise to the island from last night to this. Linton returned from San Nicolas a number of weeks ago with a remarkable collection of antiquities. Among these were a large number of pearls of great size which would have been valued at many thousands of dollars had they not been spoiled. On the May tonight Linton took food sufficient to last him and his party about forty days. He will be accompanied by three other men who will remain with him on the island. McMillan expects to return to the mainland after a few days. While San Nicolas Island is absolutely barren, Linton says that a large spring furnishes plenty of good water. Another smaller spring was discovered near the camp, which he used formerly, but he fears this has served its usefulness. Linton has 5000 interesting specimens now stored in this city. He does not propose to place his archaeological wonders on exhibition until he has more nearly completed his collection. After finishing his work at San Nicolas he will travel up the coast to Santa Cruz Island, a beautiful spot, well covered with vineyards and little farms, where he will remain three weeks. He has a hunting license good on this island.”

April 28, 1909 [LAT/LB]: “Captain Dennis Flynn of the launch Elliott, who returned today from San Nicolas Island, says that two boys, Gordon Richardson, aged 13, and Dietrich Sepulveda, age 15, who were committed to the Ella Linton home for incorrigibles, are kept by Clarence B. Linton, a collector of curios, on the island against their will. Flynn states that he found the lads in a starving condition, and fed them from the launch;s stores, and that they begged him to take them off the island, saying that they were kept there to gather shells and curios, and did not see a white person for weeks at a time. Mrs. Ella Linton, matron of the home, says that she secured permission from the parents of the boys for her son, C. B. Linton, to use them on the island. It was believed that employment would be good for them. Mrs. Linton denies that her son had treated the lads cruelly. She says they are not ‘state cases.’”

May 8, 1909 [SBI]: “Captain Dennis Flynn of the launch Elliott, charges Clarence B. Linton, curio collector, with keeping Dietris Sepulveda and Gordon Richardson, two boys of 15 and 13 years of age, from the Ella Linton home, on the bleak island of San Nicolas, off Santa Barbara, against their will. Flynn says he will consult Justice Brayton regarding the law in the case, and perhaps ask for a warrant. Captain Flynn piloted the last McMillan expedition over the island. He says he found the two boys in a starving condition, and fed them from the launch’s stores. Flynn says the boys begged him to take them away to the mainland as they had been on the island for weeks without seeing a white person. As the lads came from the Linton home, Flynn was unwilling to remove them, being doubtful of his legal right to take them across the channel. The boys, he says, are living in rude tents, and are used by Linton to collect shells and curios. Linton calls at the island once a month. Mrs. Ella Linton, custodian of the Ella Linton home, states that the Sepulveda and Richardson boys had been inmates of the home for many months and that she secured permission from their parents for her son to use them on San Nicolas Island gathering shells and curios. The Sepulveda boy’s parents, she states, wanted the lad confined in a reform school, but allowed him to be taken to San Nicolas Island instead. Mrs. Linton says that she is aware that charges have been made that the boys are starving, but that it is untrue. She says her son, C. B. Linton, wanted one of the boys to come away with him last month, but the lad refused. She FINISH

May 28, 1909 [LAT]: “C. B. Linton, collector of curios, arrived home today from San Nicolas Island. He brought back, besides several hundred curios, eighteen sacks of abalone shells which were gathered before the law protecting them went into effect. During his stay, Linton uncovered the bones of a strange mammal with a long head and tail, and Linton thinks they are from the skeleton of a sea cow. He fastened the remains with a cable and will examine them more thoroughly on his next visit.”

June 26, 1909 [LAT]: “C. B. Linton today chartered the launch Flyer for a four days’ trip to the Channel Islands, leaving Long Beach July 2 and returning July 6. Accompanying Mr. Linton will be fifteen members of the Cooper Ornithological Club of Los Angeles, among them City Clerk Lelande, Deputy City Attorney Howard Robertson, Dr. Otto J. Zahn, L. H. Miller, Alphonse Jay, Dr. Horace A. Gaylord, W. S. McQuilling and Consulting Geologist Ralph Arnold. Polytechnic High School will also have a representative. Scientific research is the main object of the expedition.”

“July 7, 1909 on board the good ship Flyer, somewhere between Santa Barbara and San Nicolas islands, with the following members [Cooper Ornithological Club] present: O. W. Howard, W. B. Judson, A. P. Howard, H. J. Lelande, C. B. Linton, Otto J. Zahn, Antonin Jay, Chester Lamb and Howard Robertson; also the following as visitors: C. A. Caldwell, It. A. Gaylord, H. F. Hossick, Emerson Knight, H. Linton, H. N. Lowe, W. S. McQuilling, Captain Graves, Mate Grannis, and cook Vic… The party left Long Beach on Friday evening, July 2, for a three days’ trip to Santa Barbara and San Nicolas islands. Santa Barbara Island was first visited… Leaving Santa Barbara Island about 3 P.M. the trip was made to San Nicolas Island, reaching the sand spit at the southeast end of the island about 8 P.M. Sunday. July 4 was spent on the island by most of the party, some of whom walked around the island and examined the cormorant rookeries and the Indian burial grounds…” [Condor 12:1 (52)]

July 8, 1909 [LAT/LB]: “The launch Flyer, Captain Will Graves, with sixteen members of the Cooper Ornithological Club of California, arrived home at midnight, after a four-day’s cruise of the Channel Islands. The party was composed of City Clerk Harry J. Leland, Los Angeles; Howard Robertson, O. W. and Arthur Howard, Dr. Otto Zahn, W. B. Judson, H. F. Hossack, Antonin Jay, Emerson Knight, Herbert Lowe, Dr. Horace Gaylord, W. S. McQuilling, Chester Lamb, C. B. Caldwell, C. B. Linton, Grannis Crandall and Victor Sepulveda. The party left Friday under ideal conditions of weather, but soon after leaving the west end of Catalina Island, a storm was encountered and the remainder of the trip was a succession of encounters with rough seas. Reaching Santa Barbara Island on Saturday, the party spent ten hours gathering many valuable scientific specimens and then started for San Nicolas, with the wind blowing thirty miles an hour, causing the heavy swells to become mountains of foam-capped water. After five hours of bucking the waves in an attempt to reach North Beach, Captain Graves made for the lee of the island and shelter. That night the gale reached its height, blowing fifty miles an hour, but the following morning C. B. Linton succeeded in landing the entire party through the surf, after the boat was upset twice. The entire island was explored, the party traveling twenty-five miles. Returning they were unable to reach the launch and spent the night in one of the caves. The next day several human skeletons were unearthed, probably of the prehistoric aborigines, and the party also picked up Horace Linton, who was left in charge of Linton’s camp two months ago and was glad to get away…”

July 8, 1909 [LAH]: “Long Beach, July 7. The party of sixteen members of the Cooper Club of California who went to Santa Barbara Island July 3 in Captain W. H. Graves’ launch Flyer, returned last night with a large assortment of relics and interesting discoveries and with a story of having weathered one of the sharpest storms known among the Channel Islands for some years. Several different times members of the party were thrown overboard while trying to make landings through the heavy surf, and once several of the men had to stay all of one night and the following day in a small cave, being unable to return to their boat. In the party were Harry Lelande, city clerk of Los Angeles; attorney Howard Robertson, O. W. and Arthur Howard, Dr. Otto J. Zahn, W. B. Judson, H. F. Hossack, Antonio Jay, Emerson Knight, Dr. Horace Gaylord, H. N. Lowe, W. S. McQuilling, Chester Lamb, C. S. Caldwell, Clarence B. Linton, Horace Linton, Captain W. H. Graves, Mate Granis Crandall and Chef Victor Sepulveda.”

July 15, 1909 [LAT]: “Long Beach. C. B. Linton, the naturalist, has placed on exhibition at Hotel Virginia his collection of abalone pearls, about 2000 gems. They were all secured from San Nicolas Island, and this year, fourteen prehistoric pearls taken from the skeleton of an Indian chief, are among the curiosities.”

July 15, 1909 [LAH]: “Long Beach, July 14. A collection of abalone pearls, including about 2000 gems, is being exhibited at Hotel Virginia by C. B. Linton, a naturalist of this city, who recently returned from San Clemente [Nicolas] Island after an excursion and curio hunting trip with members of the California Ornithological Club. Fourteen immense “prehistoric pearls, taken from the neck of the skeleton of an Indian chief, are also in the collection. The pearl shells are extremely rare and Linton believes they will become extinct in three or four years.”

June 10, 1910 [SBWP]: “Islands scoured by scientific men. The little power launch Niedra, Captain Ed Hall, home port San Pedro, came in late yesterday afternoon from San Miguel Island for gasoline and water, and also to meet Captain Hall's wife and other members of his family who are expected to join him here for his return trip to San Pedro by way of San Nicolas. Incidentally, Captain Hall referred to a smashed foot which injury he received while attempting to make a landing, during a squall, on San Miguel. The Niedra is on a scientific expedition. At least, she is the transportation for two scientific expeditions which are engaged in the compilation of notes of the channel Islands and in the collection of curios and specimens. At San Miguel Island, the Niedra left Messrs. Willets [Willett] of Los Angeles and Appleton of Simi, Ventura county, and others, a party of taxidermists and bird men, who will probably spend two or three weeks on the island, with headquarters at Kiler's (Cuyler's). At San Nicolas, he will stop for Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Linton and party, who have been tenb weeks on the dreary isle in the interests of a new institution in Los Angeles, gathering curios.”

January 27, 1911 [LAT/LB]: “W. Leon Dawson, who is a guest of Clarence B. Linton and leaves for a trip to San Clemente and San Nicolas islands, is at work on a book which will sell at $750 a copy. It is a work on California ornithology and will require five years to complete…”

February 16, 1911 [LAT]: “Articles of incorporation were filed yesterday by C. B. Linton Investment Company, capital stock $30,000, incorporators C. B. Linton, J. W. Wood, Peter McClelland, F. Earl Brown and J. C. Brown, subscribed $500.”

February 17, 1911 [LAT]: “Long Beach. C. B. Linton of this city, a conchologist who owns concessions on San Clemente and San Nicolas islands, has interested Long Beach and Los Angeles men and formed a company which will develop the industry. Mr. Linton is at present on San Nicolas.”

June 26, 1911 [LAT]: “Long Beach. The launch Mermaid, which left here a few weeks ago for Santa Cruz Islands, is several days overdue and there is some anxiety regarding the safety of the boat and her passengers and crew. The Mermaid, which is a forty-foot boat, was chartered by C. B. Linton, a conchologist, to take him to the islands where he owns pearl and abalone concessions, where he expected to remain several weeks, the boat returning. A good cargo of provisions was taken along, together with a crew consisting of Captain Frank Kavanaugh of San Pedro, James Paschall, engineer, and half a dozen Japs. Since that time, no word has come of the boat or Mr. Linton and fears are entertained that some accident has occurred.”

July 11, 1911 [LAT]: “Frank Paschall, a young boatman, returned today from San Nicolas Island, and sought medical attention for a crippled hand and other injuries received while at the island, and which brought him to the verge of physical collapse after a narrow escape. The launch Mermaid, with Paschall in charge, had taken a load of supplies to the island and it was necessary to take them ashore in a skiff. Paschall had taken nine loads ashore and was taking the tenth load through the heavy surf, when he was seized with a cramp in his hand, which rendered it useless. A heavy breaker struck the rowboat, and after riding high on the swell, capsized it, spilling the supplies into the water. With one hand Paschall held to the boat and came up under it. In some way he succeeded after an hour’s work in getting free and righting the boat. Then with belated aid from the shore he was enabled to land. First aid treatment failed to relieve the cramp and Paschall immediately started for Long Beach. He says the time spent imprisoned under the boat was the most terrifying experience he ever had.”

August 9, 1911 [LAT]: “C. B. Linton, head of a company which has pearl and shell concessions at San Nicolas Island, has instructed his attorney to bring suit against the fish and game deputies who caused the arrest and prosecution of sixteen Japanese in the company’s employ charged with fishing without licenses. The arrest was illegal, Mr. Linton avers, because the John Doe warrants were issued in Los Angeles county while the alleged offense was committed in Santa Barbara county. In addition, the men were not fishing, but were gathering abalone shells from the reefs exposed at low tide, a case in which fishing licenses do not apply. Mr. Linton says the warrant was read to one Jap and then the entire sixteen were arrested, most of who did not see or hear the warrant read. Because of the arrest, the company is losing $100 daily.”

September 11, 1911 [LAT]: “Captain Archie Paschall returned today from a cruise to San Nicolas and the pearl and abalone concessions of the Linton Company. While strolling over the island, Captain Paschall made an interesting find in the shape of a perfect Indian skeleton which had been buried on the top of one of the hills. The bones were in a fair state of preservation being enclosed in a matting made of some strange grasses. Lying on the breast of the skeleton was an Indian bow made from a big piece of whalebone, and other trinkets near the bones indicate that they were those of some chief. The grave was covered with boards, evidently from the wreck of some vessel. Other graves of aborigines have been discovered, but they were mostly on San Miguel Island. The last native Indian from these islands was taken off in 1860 [1853] by a Catholic priest in Santa Barbara.”

September 23, 1911 [LAT]: “Long Beach. C. B. Linton left today for San Francisco to close a deal whereby he will become the owner of Charles Doe’s fast schooner yacht Challenger, which Linton will use in going to and from his pearl and abalone concessions on San Nicolas and Santa Barbara islands. The boat is fifty-three feet long with seventeen-foot beam and an unusually strong craft. She is of the center board type and was recently completely rebuilt.”

September 28, 1911 [LAT]: “C. B. Linton, who owns pearl and abalone concessions on San Nicolas and Santa Barbara islands, this morning purchased the of Judge A. C. Lawson the launch Flyer, which he will use in transporting his shells to the mainland. Captain George Childs, formerly of the schooner Santa Rosa Island, will be in command.”

December 9, 1911 [LAT/LB]: “Would limit abalone catch. C. B. Linton who controls the abalone and pearl concessions of San Miguel and San Clemente islands, is much interested in the application of the Catalina Tuna Club to have the Board of Supervisors limit the daily catch of abalones to fifty pounds each day for each fisherman. Mr. Linton believes the catch should be limited so far as red and green abalones are concerned, but will protest against its application to the black abalones, which he says, are in no danger of extinction since 20 percent of them live within the lines of the surf and are not within the reach of divers or ebb workers. He says that the green and red abalones are easy pickings for the Japanese divers, most of whom are no respecters of the Fish and Game laws, but denude the localities in which they work. The Linton concessions have shipped sixty tons of shells to eastern manufacturers this year. They also have a plant, or bed, of 3000 abalones, which are engaged just now in making abalone pearls. The plant is soon to be moved nearer the mainland. The process is new, pearls being developed in the course of one or two years around a composition nucleus that is planted inside the abalone shell. Some of these have been removed from abalones after being planted eight months, and show the scheme is a success. The pearls can be produced in any color of the Oriental pearl, and will be very valuable.”

December 11, 1911 [LAT]: “Abalone Pearl Farm. Information has been received by President Newbert of the State Fish and Game Commission, that an abalone pearl farm established on San Clemente Island by private enterprise has proved successful and that several of the islands of Southern California may be devoted to the production of the pearls, which are said to be unusually large and beautiful… The abalone farm was established on San Clemente Island over a year ago by C. B. Linton of Long Beach, who has abalone concessions on that island, also San Nicolas, Santa Barbara and San Miguel islands. For years the abalones were almost cleaned out by Japanese divers, who were not generally known to have secured pearls. They sold the meat and shells and pocketed the pearls without ostentation, and it is only of late years that it has been discovered that the brown men have carried off fortunes in pearls.”

March 7, 1912 [LAT/LB]: “Abalones seized. Yesterday evening when the launch Flyer, owned by C. B. Linton Investment Company, came in from San Nicolas Island and landed at the city docks, she was immediately boarded by Deputy Constable Toler, who took charge of the boat and its freight which consisted of several tons of abalone shells and meat valued at $8000. The confiscation was made on behalf of Assistant State Fish and Game Commissioner Pritchard, who asserts that the season has closed for abalones and the shipment here is in violation of the law. The shells and meat were stored in a warehouse on the docks and will be held pending action by the authorities. The shells were gathered on San Nicolas Island, where Linton Company owns concessions.”

April 1, 1912 [LAT]: “C. B. Linton, who owns pearl concessions on San Clemente and San Nicolas islands, is fitting out his launch, Flyer, for a cruise down the Mexican coast looking for new concessions. He will be accompanied by Ralph Johnson and a party of Los Angeles mining men and scientists who have interests in the vicinity of Geronimo. The party expects to be absent two months.”

April 5, 1912 [LAT]: “Sea elephants game sought. The power schooner Flyer, owned by C. B. Linton, arrived from Long Beach today on the first leg of a cruise, which has for its purpose the capture of the only herd of sea elephants known to be in existence. There are ten sea elephants in the band. They have a value of about $5000 each and rendezvous on an island believed to be about 300 miles south of San Diego. The expedition was organized, so it was announced, for the purpose of exploring the coast of Lower California, the west coast of Mexico and the islands along the coast as far as Cedros Island. Provisions and fuel for a four months’ trip are aboard the Flyer. In addition, it is carrying a full equipment of arms, traps and other material necessary for the capture or killing of such specimens of animal and bird life as may be encountered. These will be turned over to Exposition Park Museum of Los Angeles, but the one great prize which the party seeks to get is the $50,000 herd of sea elephants. The existence of the sea elephants was discovered by a party of government scientists early last year. At that time two of the sea elephants were killed and five were brought to San Diego, carefully crated and shipped to the New York Zoo. They proved good travelers and recent reports from New York say that every one of the five is alive and healthy. The government scientists would not give out any information as to the island where the remaining ten sea elephants of the herd were left, but it is said on good authority that Captain Linton and his party have since secured this information and as a result the present expedition was commanded. George H. Child is in command of the Flyer. The other members of the party are George H. Willett, an ornithologist; H. N. Lowe, marine scientist; William McCluskey of the State Museum of Los Angeles; Ralph Johnson, Edward Bellringer, Paul McCreary and C. B. Linton.”

July 18, 1912 [LAT]: “C. B. Linton of this city returned today from Washington, from a conference with government officials regarding the pearl industry of the Pacific and other matters in which Linton and others are interested and brings the information that the United States Bureau of Fisheries is preparing to establish a preserve on one of the near-by islands for the study and advancement of the pearl-growing industry which has made considerable progress under private experiments.”

July 26, 1912 [VNN]: “Will grow pearls at beach. The U. S. Bureau of Fisheries is soon to establish a preserve on an island near here, where pearl-giving oysters will be planted in beds, according to C. B. Linton, who has just returned from Washington, D.C.”

August 24, 1912 [LAT/SM]: “The gasoline launch Flyer of Long Beach, a sixty-foot vessel, came near foundering in the channel opposite this city this afternoon, after her air-pressure whistle tank had exploded, tearing a great hole in her side, deck and ribs. When she reached the municipal pier, the water from a big leak in her side had almost covered the engine, which just ran one minute after she reached the dock. The owner of the boat, C. B. Linton of Long Beach, who was with his wife, his wife’s sister Mrs. Dr. F. Earle Brown of Los Angeles, and Captain Bellringer of Long Beach, were on a trip to Santa Cruz Island, telephoned to Venice for help. Captain Al Hyder of the launch Nora, and Captain King of the launch McKinley, hastened to the spot…”

August 27, 1912 [LAT]: “Captain Al Hyder, owner and master of the launch Nora, which was instrumental in saving C. B. Linton’s launch Flyer from going to the bottom after an air tank explosion, says that the State boiler and hull inspectors have paid no attention to air tanks for whistles and other purposes aboard gasoline vessels, although these are the most dangerous of any machinery aboard. No rules regarding air tanks for whistles are contained in the regulations given masters, he says, and he thinks that the recent explosion on the Flyer will prove a good thing for public safety in that it will direct the attention of inspectors to the necessity for a more rigid inspection of vessels in this regard. Hyder took his vessel to San Pedro today, where she will go on the ways and be given a thorough overhauling, when he will test her whistle gauge and tanks.”

August 27, 1912 [LAT]: “Islands denuded. Clarence B. Linton of Long Beach, who was here today, and who has the abalone concession on San Nicolas and San Clemente islands, says that the accessible parts of the Channel Islands have been almost denuded of abalones, and that it will not be a very long while until the abalone shell and meat industry in Southern California will be a thing of the past. There are portions of San Nicolas and San Clemente islands where the mollusks are as thick as bees in a hive, but it is impossible to reach them from either sea or land owing to the threatening rock-bound coast. It is rumored, says Linton, that P. Sandoval is losing his hold on the abalone and fishing concession on the Lower California coast, and that several Californians are after the concession from the Madero government.”

October 31, 1912 [LAT]: “Abalone pearls. The largest collection of abalone pearls ever gathered on the Pacific Coast has been completed by C. B. Linton, who has returned from a trip up and down the coast, and secured practically the year’s output at every fishing point south of San Francisco. They are being shipped to Long Beach by freight and weigh 2400 pounds. The pearls are in abalone shells, but will be removed during the next thirty days. The exhibit will find a place in the San Diego Exposition and is worth several thousand dollars.”

February 28, 1913 [LAT]: “Pearl Culture. The C. B. Linton Company today received word from the government notifying it of the granting to the company a special lease on a portion of San Nicolas Island for the propagation of pearls in abalones. The company previously sublet its abalone beds from another party and was unable to punish vandals who destroyed their beds. The lease gives them exclusive rights to twelve and one-half miles of coastline, both below high tide line and for a specified distance shoreward. The Linton Company will establish a laboratory on the island and keep two men there to attend to their pearl culture experiments.”

April 25, 1913 [LAT]: “Venice. Their provisions gone with the exception of two tins of sardines, which they had not the stomach to eat, Bert T. Miles and Clause Grebel, in the twenty-two-foot gasoline launch Eliza, arrived this afternoon from San Nicolas Island, being three nights and two days on the trip. All day yesterday they floated in the channel fifteen miles off this beach, their engine dead because of a short circuit caused by bursting sprays. Cowering in the bottom of their frail shell, they were tossed about until this morning, when they managed to get the engine going again. They were surprised when they found out they opposite this coast when they thought they were headed for San Pedro. Miles and Grebel left Avalon for San Nicolas Island at midnight Sunday, where they were to be employed by Clarence Linton, the naturalist, of Long Beach. They could find no anchorage for their small craft, and the waves threatened to upset them. They decided to put back to Avalon, going around the north end of Santa Catalina Island. When they had doubled the point they decided to make for the mainland for supplies, as they only had sardines left. These they ate until they were sick of them. The two men left in the launch for San Pedro tonight.”

1913: “Mr. C. B. Linton of Long Beach has succeeded in growing similar culture pearls. He drills a hole through the shell center, pushes in a round ball, made from shell, and fills the outside end of the hole with beeswax and some cement.“ » Experiments in the Production of Blister Pearls and Free Pearls in Fish Bulletin No. 1 (10) Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library, 1913.

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