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Murray
1948
Peromyscus eremicus
Apr 25 12 1/2 mi S by road El Manse, 2200 ft., Baja California
Took 1 M among the large granite boulders
with cisto, cardon, cholla, creosote and small
gray shrubs. Very dry. The sand was coarse,
granitic and hard packed. Had out 50 live
traps spaced 50 ft. apart. Bright moonlight
night
May 5 Bahia Concepcion, 13 mi SE Mulege', 500 ft., Baja Culy.
50 live traps, set on a rocky hillside, caught
4 M, 1 F. (See journal)
May 6 Same location.
50 Live traps set in about the same locality
caught 2 M, 2 F. (See Journal)
May 19 Imiinfo, 1700 ft., Baja Caliy.
Had out 50 live traps around a fenced in
cornfield. Most were along a sandy wash and
rocky bank at one side. Caught 1 M.
May 20 Same location
Put the traps in the sandy wash and
along its rocky banks. Caught 1 M
June 11 La Laguna, 6200 ft., Sierra de la Laguna, Baja Calif.
Had set 42 Museum special traps very
close together at the edge of the small stream
by camp, aiming for shrews. Caught
1 M. Also caught a shrew. (See journal