  We present some predictions for the $\gamma^\ast N \to N^\ast$ transition
amplitudes, where $N$ is the nucleon, and $N^\ast$ is a nucleon excitation from
the third resonance region. First we estimate the transition amplitudes
associated with the second radial excitation of the nucleon, interpreted as the
$N(1710)$ state, using the covariant spectator quark model. After that, we
combine some results from the covariant spectator quark model with the
framework of the single quark transition model, to make predictions for the
$\gamma^\ast N \to N^\ast$ transition amplitudes, where $N^\ast$ is a member of
the $SU(6)$-multiplet $[70,1^-]$. The results for the $\gamma^\ast N \to
N(1520)$ and $\gamma^\ast N \to N(1535)$ transition amplitudes are used as
input to the calculation of the amplitudes $A_{1/2}$, $A_{3/2}$, associated
with the $\gamma^\ast N \to N(1650)$, $\gamma^\ast N \to N(1700)$, $\gamma^\ast
N \to \Delta(1620)$, and $\gamma^\ast N \to \Delta(1700)$ transitions. Our
estimates are compared with the available data. In order to facilitate the
comparison with future experimental data at high $Q^2$, we derived also simple
parametrizations for the amplitudes, compatible with the expected falloff at
high $Q^2$.
