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V. Memmler
1943
Peromyscus maniculatus
June 2, Indian Creek 1500ft., 13 miles S. Shandon, ShO Co., Calif.
on light colored sandy soil near Lotus,
Chorizanthe & Monardella. The area was
flat where traps were set, but the country
was hilly in general with Adenostoma
covered slopes and Digger Pine trees sca-
ttered about.
June 3, Santiago Springs, 2100ft., 8 mi. E + 1/2 mi. S Simmler, ShO Co., Ca.
Four adult σ's were caught in 50 snap traps
set near the top of a north facing hillslope
covered with a scattered growth of
Junipers and abundance of Stanleya pinnata.
The slope was quite steep.
June 4, In 50 traps left in the same places as
last night I caught 3 σ's + 2 φ's.
June 6, In 47 live traps I caught 2 min.
σ's and 1 adult φ. These traps were
set along a creek bank. The creek was
dry or stagnant. There were many holes
in the bank and runways at its base.
The day before 18 Perognathus califor-
nicus were caught in the same area
and 2 Perognatus imonatus. Today
7 Perognathus californicus were caught.
It would therefore seem that the P.
californicus, pocket mouse is the
dominant animal here rather than
the Peromyscus.