. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. I^Vr 175 m^n January 5, 1933 Mr. Y^^^on Bailey 8931t San


. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. I^Vr 175 m^n January 5, 1933 Mr. Y^^^on Bailey 8931t San Antonio Street Southgate Los Angeles, California Dear V. B.: Florence has just phoned ae your address* stating that it iwill be only for a short time, so I am dropping you a hasty line. Bell says you are to go on with the deer work. This, tc me^ is most important, for the lack of definite infonaation af to the distribution of California deer, after the many years of field work by Tarious members of the Survey, is e public disgrace One of the outstanding holes in cur information is iH£.!L3^^i^ ^^^ 3ants Barbara region deer changes to the deer of Monterey; and just whet the Monterey deer is. You may remember that some years ago somebody published a stupendous error in regard to what these deer are. It is of high importance also to the limits of range of scaphiotus. I described it originally from the Gabilan Range, San Benito County, but had no information as to its range^ Grinnell, as you know, has given it a very consid- erable range to the northward. « Mr. Ternon Baileyâ 2 Several serious questions relstc to de^-^r territory in tho SierrjB: Witt is the southern limit of columbianus on the west slope of the Sierra, and the northward of the srnail form ci the Mule Deer? This involves at least two questions: la Do both the coast deer and a forn of the Mule Deer occur in losemiteâand if so, at what sessons? ' 2. Dees the big Mule De-^r of the east slope a


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