Field notes, v504
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Arnold, Steven S. 1965 14 June Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mtns., Pima-Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona bottom & then hiked up canyon, but saw no lizards. Hoosed a Sceloporus jarrovi off tree (S/A 185) ~11:00am. Snagged a juv. S. jarrovi off rock near camp ~ 11:30 (S/A 186). Both specimens near canyon bottom. Stream flow intermittent and disappearing ~ 1000 yds. above camp. Aquilegia w/ bright yellow upright flowers found growing on seepsages. Returned to camp ~ 11:30 to skin Phrynosoma & Sceloporus for skeletons. Sighted white-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) wheeling above clearing on cany. bottom. Scared off a White- breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) from tree near camp while getting out equipment. While skinning lizards, sighted B S. jarrovi(S/A 187) jumping from rock to rock down the dry stream bed. Caught another S. jarrovi (?) on rocks around drinking fountain. Talked to some Coronado Nat'l Forest personnel. Described Bipes and one of the three said he'd seen something like that in the "Cherry-cows". Talked to another fellow (1/3 yr. resident) while setting traps @Florida cany. Said he'd seen lizard w/ vestigial legs (ie. something like Bipes) ~ 208 years ago under a mesquite tree & came back up-canyon from where we were(ie Madera Cany. road & Florida cany.)