SPOTTED TOWHEE
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
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SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND
1897 San Clemente Island: “Pipilo clemente—San Clemente Towhee. Not uncommon along the larger ravines and canons, wherever there is a thick growth of wild cherry bushes; but on account of their silence and secretive habits they were not easy to locate. A Twohee might be heard scratching among the dead leaves in a thicket, but he would not be easy to drive out, and even if he did finally vacate, it would only be to drive into the next bush on the opposite side of the would-be collector. However, when the males sang, or rather repeated their "(tow)hee", they generally mounted to the highest twig of a bush, and were there quite conspicuous. They usually appeared thus in the early morning and evening. The "catbird" call, which is so characteristic of P. m. megalonyx, seems to be unknown to this bird. Six specimens, the type series, were taken during the first visit, and ten during the last. The latter are typical in every respect. Especially noticeable, when compared with P. M. megalonyx, is the long bill, which averages in the ten specimens: culmen, .58; gonys, .42. Although the birds taken were evidently breeding, no nests were found nor juveniles observed...The party consisted of Joseph Grinnell, who had immediate charge of the expedition, and gave special attention to the ornithology and entomology of the islands; Horace Gaylord, who collected mammals; and Harry Gaylord and James Brittan [Britton] who devoted their time to archaeology. The party left San Pedro harbor May 11 in a large fishing schooner... [returning June 9, 1897]”
Grinnell, Joseph Report on the Birds recorded during a visit to the Islands of Santa Barbara, San Nicolas and San Clemente, in the Spring of 1897 Pasadena Academy of Sciences Publication No. 1, August, 1897 (26 pages).
1897 San Clemente Island: “... Mr. Jos Grinnell exhibited a series of Pipilo, showing the distinguishing characteristics between his newly-named P. clementae (from the island of San Clemente), and the mainland form P. maculatus megalonyx. ” [The Osprey 2(1):14 September 1897]
1907 San Clemente Island: “Pipilo clementae. San Clemente Towhee. None were seen within eight miles of the northwest coast, but they were very common near Mosquito Harbor. The “catbird” call of P. m. megalonyx of the mainland, said to be “unknown to this bird’, I often heard; in fact it was the common note heard at this season. P. clementae is a shy and silent bird during breeding season, which probably accounts for the statements of observers during that period, limiting his vocal attainments to the “towhee” call. During October the towhees were observed shaking the overripe cherries from the twigs of the low hanging branches, then flying to the ground and securing the well-earned delicacies. This curious operation I often watched them perform.” [“Visits were made to Clemente in January, February, March, April and October, 1907.”]
Linton, C. B. Notes from San Clemente Island The Condor 10:82-86, March 1908
ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
San Clemente Island | A. W. Anthony | CM | August 25, 1894 | CM-15428 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | A. W. Anthony | CM | August 25, 1894 | CM-15429 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | A. W. Anthony | CM | August 26, 1894 | CM-15430 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | A. W. Anthony | CM | August 29, 1894 | CM-15431 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | March 30, 1897 | MVZ-36398 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | March 30, 1897 | MVZ-36399 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Joseph Grinnell | NMNH | March 31, 1897 | USNM-159476 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | April 1, 1897 | MVZ-36400 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | April 2, 1897 | MVZ-36401 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | May 28, 1897 | MVZ-36402 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | June 2, 1897 | MVZ-36403 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | June 2, 1897 | MVZ-36404 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | CM | March 11, 1907 | CM-143790 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
San Clemente Island | J. E. Law | NMNH | March 13, 1907 | DMNH-8729 | Pipilo maculatus 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 | CAS | March 17, 1907 | CAS-36267 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | KU | April 1, 1907 | KU-26714 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | MCZ | November 14, 1908 | MCZ-316905 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | 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 16, 1908 | MCZ-316895 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | 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-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 18, 1908 | MCZ-55390 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | 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 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 | MCZ | November 21, 1908 | MCZ-316894 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | MCZ | November 23, 1908 | MCZ-316902 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | MCZ | November 25, 1908 | MCZ-316891 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | 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-316880 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | 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 | 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 4, 1908 | MCZ-55386 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | MCZ | December 4, 1908 | MCZ-183702 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | MCZ | December 4, 1908 | MCZ-183703 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | MCZ | December 4, 1908 | MCZ-316893 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | MVZ | December 4, 1908 | MVZ-21273 | Pipilo maculatus oregonus | Birds |
San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | MCZ | December 5, 1908 | MCZ-316907 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
San Clemente Island | C. B. Linton | MCZ | December 6, 1908 | MCZ-316896 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | MVZ | April 17, 1914 | MVZ-6979 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Eggs |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | April 18, 1914 | UMMZ-171403 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | April 20, 1914 | UMMZ-171404 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | April 21, 1914 | UMMZ-171400 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | AMNH | April 23, 1914 | AMNH-761926 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | April 23, 1914 | UMMZ-171399 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | AMNH | April 24, 1914 | AMNH-761925 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | April 25, 1914 | UMMZ-171401 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball [?] | AMNH | April 27, 1914 | AMNH-808367 | Pipilo maculatus | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball [?] | AMNH | April 27, 1914 | AMNH-808368 | Pipilo maculatus | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | April 27, 1914 | UMMZ-171405 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | April 27, 1914 | UMMZ-171406 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | April 28, 1914 | UMMZ-171406 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | April 29, 1914 | UMMZ-171402 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | June 16, 1914 | UMMZ-171408 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Kenneth E. Stager | UMMZ | December 21, 1938 | UMMZ-171410 | Pipilo erythropthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Kenneth E. Stager | UMMZ | December 21, 1938 | UMMZ-171411 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Kenneth E. Stager | UMMZ | December 21, 1938 | UMMZ-171412 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Kenneth E. Stager | UMMZ | December 22, 1938 | UMMZ-171409 | Pipilo erythropthalmus clementae | Birds |
San Clemente Island | Kenneth E. Stager | UMMZ | December 22, 1938 | UMMZ-171413 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
SAN MIGUEL ISLAND
ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
San Miguel Island | Chester Lamb | MVZ | September 30, 1927 | MVZ-51560 | Pipilo maculatus megalonyx | Birds |
San Miguel Island | Chester Lamb | MVZ | September 30, 1927 | MVZ-51561 | Pipilo maculatus megalonyx | Birds |
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
1905-1906 Santa Catalina Island: “Pipilo maculatus clementae. San Clemente Towhee. Very abundant especially in the washes. Nine specimens, six males and three females were secured. Compared with specimens of Pipilo macuatus megalonyx in my collection, they have larger bills and are grayer dorsally, this latter condition being especially prominent in the females. ” [“These notes are the result of two brief sojourns on Santa Catalina Island in the month of April, eight days being spent in 1905, and five in 1906. Fortunately both trips were made after wet seasons; the hills were carpeted with grass, flowers and insects were abundant.”]
Richardson, Charles H., Jr. Spring Notes from Santa Catalina Island The Condor 10(2):65-68, March 1908
ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
Santa Catalina Island | J. G. Cooper | MVZ | October 31, 1861 | MVZ-4121 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | F. W. Bancroft | MVZ | July 23, 1893 | MVZ-5595 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | F. W. Bancroft | MVZ | July 23, 1893 | MVZ-5596 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 24, 1897 | MVZ-36405 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 24, 1897 | MVZ-36406 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 24, 1897 | MVZ-36407 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 24, 1897 | MVZ-36408 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 24, 1897 | MVZ-36409 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MCZ | December 24, 1897 | MCZ-101940 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MCZ | December 25, 1897 | MCZ-101941 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 25, 1897 | MVZ-36410 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 25, 1897 | MVZ-36411 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 25, 1897 | MVZ-36412 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 25, 1897 | MVZ-36413 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 25, 1897 | MVZ-36414 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 25, 1897 | MVZ-36415 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 25, 1897 | MVZ-36416 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 25, 1897 | MVZ-36417 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 25, 1897 | MVZ-36418 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 25, 1897 | MVZ-36419 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 25, 1897 | MVZ-36420 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 27, 1897 | MVZ-36421 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 27, 1897 | MVZ-36422 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 27, 1897 | MVZ-36423 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 27, 1897 | MVZ-36424 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 27, 1897 | MVZ-36425 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 27, 1897 | MVZ-76750 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 27, 1897 | MVZ-76752 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 27, 1897 | MVZ-76753 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | ROM | December 27, 1897 | ROM-22.4.20.852 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 28, 1897 | MVZ-36427 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 28, 1897 | MVZ-36426 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 28, 1897 | MVZ-36428 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | December 28, 1897 | MVZ-76751 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | November 25, 1904 | MVZ-36429 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MCZ | November 25, 1904 | MCZ-331583 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | November 26, 1904 | MVZ-36430 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | November 26, 1904 | MVZ-36431 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | November 26, 1904 | MVZ-36432 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | P. I. Osburn | MCZ | August 21, 1907 | MCZ-67789 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | H. W. Wright | CAS | September 3, 1907 | CAS-80369 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | H. W. Wright | HSU | February 1, 1908 | HSU-2777 | Pipilo maculatus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | H. W. Wright | KU | February 4, 1908 | KU-26715 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | H. W. Wright | CAS | March 25, 1909 | CAS-80368 | Pipilo erythropthalmus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | P. I. Osburn | DMNS | February 15, 1910 | DMNS-27919 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | P. I. Osburn | MCZ | February 15, 1910 | MCZ-67788 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. B. Howell | MCZ | April 10, 1910 | MCZ-260259 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. B. Howell (?) | CMNH | April 9, 1911 | CMNH-164433 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. B. Howell | LSUMZ | April 9, 1911 | LSUMZ-10285 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. B. Howell | UCLA | April 9, 1911 | UCLA-7457 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. B. Howell | UCLA | April 9, 1911 | UCLA-7458 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. B. Howell | CAS | April 10, 1911 | CAS-80367 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. B. Howell | MCZ | April 10, 1911 | MCZ-260260 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. B. Howell | LSUMZ | April 11, 1911 | LSUMZ-10286 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. B. Howell | UCLA | April 11, 1911 | UCLA-7459 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. B. Howell | MVZ | April 12, 1911 | MVZ-105720 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. B. Howell | UCLA | April 12, 1911 | UCLA-7460 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | P. I. Osburn | MVZ | February 15, 1912 | MVZ-107951 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | H. A. Edwards | SBMNH | April 28, 1912 | SBMNH-27047 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Eggs |
Santa Catalina Island | H. A. Edwards | MVZ | April 1, 1918 | MVZ-6980 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Eggs |
Santa Catalina Island | A. J. Van Rossem | Carnegie MNH | January 31, 1920 | CMNH-99977 | Pipilo erythropthalmus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. J. Van Rossem | Carnegie MNH | January 31, 1920 | CMNH-99978 | Pipilo erythropthalmus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | A. J. Van Rossem | Carnegie MNH | February 1, 1920 | CMNH-99979 | Pipilo erythropthalmus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | J. S. Dixon | MVZ | April 7, 1920 | MVZ-31202 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Catalina Island | J. S. Dixon | MVZ | April 8, 1920 | MVZ-31202 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
1897 Santa Cruz Island: “With much interest I read Mr. Jos. Mailliard's article on the birds of Santa Cruz Island in the May-June number of the Bulletin, and finding his experience different from mine in some particulars, I submit a few notes taken principally on the west end of the island in May, 1897... I found the towhee (Pipilo maculatus oregonus) not very wild and secured without much trouble a dozen or so. Among those taken was a partial albino having many white feathers scattered among the black on the head and neck...”
Beck, R.H. Additional Notes on the Birds of Santa Cruz Island, Cal., 1899
1898 Santa Cruz Island: “...I was especially desirous of obtaining a number of specimens of the Towhee
(Pipilo maculatus) of the island, but they were too wild and wary. Only one pair were taken... Following is a list of birds observed during my stay:- Oregon Towhee (Pipilo maculatus oregonus);...”
Mailliard, Jos., Spring Notes on the Birds of Santa Cruz Island, Cal., April,1898 The Condor 1(1):41-45, April 1899
1907 Santa Cruz Island: “Pipilo clementae (?). San Clemente Towhee. Fairly common. Some specimens secured had not lost the brownish edgings to the feathers of the back, giving them a peculiar appearance.” [“At 11:30 p. m., November 19, 1907, my father (H. Linton), Mr. George Willett, and myself left San Pedro harbor in a dilapidated fishing smack and in company with a crawfisherman, one “Cold-foot” Jorgensen. We arrived off the south end of Santa Cruz Island at 10:30 the following day during a stiff norwester. For various reasons we were unable to make camp until the 22nd. It may not be amiss to state here that twice during the blow we were nearly wrecked: once while at anchor in Potatoe Harbor, a broken anchor allowing the boat to drift within the breaker line and nearly onto the rocks. In this instance the timely arrival of Willett and H. Linton in a small boat, saved the day, and incidentally the fishing smack. At another time (the engine having broken down) we were blown nearly onto the rocks of Anacapa Island; but with father at the wheel and Willett and I on the “sheet” we managed to hold her off. I mention the foregoing, and the many sleepless nights spent on the rocky shores, “running” the surf several times each day (with attendant duckings), etc., merely as a warning to those who seem inclined to believe a field naturalist’s life “strewn with roses”. (Its ’ generally strewn with cacti!)”]
Linton, C. B. Notes from Santa Cruz Island] The Condor 10(3):124-129, May 1908
ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
Santa Cruz Island | R. H. Beck | AMNH | May 8, 1897 | Carngie MNH-29700 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | September 1, 1903 | MVZ-36394 | Pipilo maculatus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | September 2, 1903 | MVZ-36395 | Pipilo maculatus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | September 2, 1903 | MVZ-36396 | Pipilo maculatus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | Joseph Grinnell | MVZ | September 3, 1903 | MVZ-36397 | Pipilo maculatus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | C. B. Linton | DMNS | December 16, 1907 | DMNS-2059 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | C. B. Linton | CHAS | October 8, 1908 | CHAS-7374 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | C. B. Linton | OMNH | October 10, 1908 | OMNH-15718 | Pipilo erythropthalmus | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. W. Wright | CAS | August 7, 1909 | CAS-80360 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | A. B. Howell | UCLA | April 26, 1911 | UCLA-7465 | Pipilo erythropthalmus | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | A. B. Howell | YPM | April 27, 1911 | YPM-004706 | Pipilo maculatus clementae | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | AMNH | April 10 [?], 1914 | AMNH-761933 | Pililo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | AMNH | June 4, 1914 | AMNH-769927 | Pililo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | AMNH | June 4, 1914 | AMNH-769931 | Pililo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | J. E. Law | CMNH | June 6, 1914 | CMNH-143778 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus megalonxy | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | June 7, 1914 | UMMZ-171421 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | June 8, 1914 | UMMZ-171415 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | AMNH | June 8, 1914 | AMNH-769930 | Pililo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | AMNH | June 8, 1914 | AMNH-769932 | Pililo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | June 9, 1914 | UMMZ-171416 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | June 9, 1914 | UMMZ-171417 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | June 9, 1914 | UMMZ-171418 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | AMNH | June 9, 1914 | AMNH-769929 | Pililo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | AMNH | June 10, 1914 | AMNH-769928 | Pililo erythrophthalmus clementae | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | H. H. Kimball | UMMZ | June 11, 1914 | UMMZ-171414 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | M. M. Peet | UMMZ | November 4, 1935 | UMMZ-171422 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | M. C. Badger | WFVZ | April 22, 1937 | WFVZ-92221 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Eggs |
Santa Cruz Island | Alden Miller | MVZ | March 11, 1950 | MVZ-120197 | Pipilo maculatus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | Alden Miller | MVZ | March 11, 1950 | MVZ-120198 | Pipilo maculatus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Cruz Island | D. M. Power | ROM | June 23, 1969 | ROM-104811 | Pipilo maculatus megalonyx | Bird |
SANTA ROSA ISLAND
ISLAND | COLLECTOR | INSTITUTION | DATE | NUMBER | SPECIMEN | |
Santa Rosa Island | C. H. Townsend | AMNH | April 8, 1890 | AMNH-95309 | Pipilo maculatus | Birds |
Santa Rosa Island | J. R. Pemberton | WFVZ | April 2, 1927 | WFVZ-3776 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Eggs |
Santa Rosa Island | Kenneth E. Stager | UMMZ | November 25, 1939 | UMMZ-171430 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Rosa Island | Kenneth E. Stager | UMMZ | November 25, 1939 | UMMZ-171431 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus megalonyx | Birds |
Santa Rosa Island | Kenneth E. Stager | UMMZ | November 25, 1939 | UMMZ-171432 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus megalonyx | Birds |