Field notes, v1458
Page 285
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Longhurst 1939 Itinerary Nov 4 Huichica Cr., 200 ft. Adenostema fasciculatum fasciculatum; one set at the edge of a growth of Adenostema fasciculatum and beneath Arctostaphylos bushes. All sets except the one at the mouth of the den were pen sets baited with parts of jack rabbit. The catch was - Mephitis occidentalis 2 Ψ Spilogale gracilis 2 δ One Mephitis was caught at the mouth of the den & one at the bottom of the wash nearby. One Spilogale was crossed off caught at X set along the Cr. & one beside the chaparral. Four other sets were made in the salt marshes with the intention of catching minks. E side Napa R., 1/2 mi. S Cuttings Wharf, Napa Co., Calif. The sets were made at the head of small tide sloughs where the mink had made runs and were baited with black birds. None were caught. Nov 13 Huichica Cr. Two sets of gopher traps were made this afternoon in a plowed field beside the Cr. The traps were taken up in the