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Gymnogyps californianus
June 26, 1946
Shandon, Calif.
In a letter, June 23(±), 1921, Grinnell asks Darnelly for
corner information, having seen some letter from him men-
tioning corvors at Smithsonian Institute. In the other, Grin-
nell thanks Darnelly for writing him (at M.V.Z.) a full
letter about the subject. Darnelly had a ranch near Buck-
horn Ranch at that time. Perhaps M.V.Z. still has the Darnelly
Letter. I am also had some recorded information he had
pried from Fred Truesdale regarding the McChesney nests.
corvornests. Info on 5 eggs was as follows: #1 - taken
in 1907-8 or -9, by Claude & Dean Brown, in broken rods
around to W. of Dawson nest; it went to Thayer & is now
at MCZ, Harvard Univ. #2 was taken by Claude Brown.
It went to Price, then Tuft (at Wolfville, Nova Scotia).
#3 was taken in 1913 by Dean Brown & Fred Trues-
(dale); it went to More of Vernon, Texas. #4 was infertile,
taken in 1917 by Fred Truesdale. It went to Bowler &
is supposedly at Tacoma High School. #5 was taken
by Fred & Smith Truesdale, & went to Stuart of Phila-
delphia.