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V. Kennel's
1942
Peromyscus
April 7, Muddy Creek, 100 to 1400 ft. 1 mi S Chualar Canyon, Monterey Co., Calif.
1100 and 1400 ft. also 2♂, 1♀ P. maniculatus and 2♂
1♀ P.? The ♀ P. c had 2,8 mm. embryos.
The ♀ P. m. had no embryos. The ♀ P.? had
2,9 mm. embryos. The slope was less steep
here and with dense growth cover of Lotus sp.
and ferns.
April 8, Muddy Creek, 1000 ft., 1 mi S Chualar Canyon, Monterey Co., Calif.
2♂ and 1♀ P. maniculatus and 1 ♀, 1♂ P.? were
captured in one of 127 traps set along dirt
road in flat 1 mi. S. of entrance of Muddy Creek
into Chualar Canyon. Here Salvia mellifera
and Artemesia are dominant with some
Baccharis and Rosa. Short grass
grows beneath these bushes.
April 9, 2 ♀ and 1 ♂ P. maniculatus caught in same
locality as above. ♀'s appeared a little
immature in peltage.
April 10, Johnson Ranch, 800 ft., Chualar Canyon, Monterey Co., Calif.
1♀ P. truei with no embryos and 7♂and
8♀ P. maniculatus were caught in a
margin between a young wheat field and
the Artemesia covered hillside rising
to form a canyon wall. Short grass
was beneath the Artemesia.