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Orr
1931
Kawich P.O., 5900 ft., Nye Co., Nevada
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Sept. 26, 1931
gold Flat, 5150 ft., 5.5 mi. W Kawich P.O., Nye Co., Nev.
#372 Onychomys t. brevicaudus -♂ 127-38-19-17 wt. 21.9g.
#373 Perognathus parvus -♀ 176-96-23-8 wt. 14.1g.
#374 Microdipodops
-♀ 145-78-24-8.5 wt. 11.8g.
"
♂ 163-89-26-9 wt. 13.4g
gold Flat, 5150 ft., 6 mi. W Kawich P.O., Nye Co., Nev.
#376 "
-♀ 149-80-24-9 wt. 11.0 g.
"
♂ 150-79-25-10 wt. 11.3g.
#378 "
-♂ 157-83-25-9 wt. 10.9g.
"
♀ 149-88-24.5-9 wt. 9.5g.
#380 "
-♂ 159-87-26-9 wt. 11.1g.
#381 Dipodomys merriami -♀ 225-130-35-13 wt. 34.0g.
#382 Perognathus quadrisis -♂ 133-71-18-6 wt. 6.5g.
Tonight Paul and I went down in Kawich
Valley to place traps for Microdipodops.
2.4 miles east of Kawich P.O., by auto
road we each placed out 30 traps.
Country very sparsely covered with grass
and a small amount of low bushes.
went one mile farther east and each
placed out 15 traps. Bushes taller
and more abundant than the first place.
The soil is about the same in both places
being sand, gravel and silt in composition.
went down to within ½ mile of sand
dunes on shore of dry lake and
camped for night. I placed out 92
traps here. Covering low-silt covered areas
regions in which reddish gravel coverd