213 Oct. 1932 1/2 mi e Muramonte, 3500 ft., Fresno Co., Calif. Dec. 19, 1932 situated on the ground at the edge of a rather ex- tensive brushy area on a hillside. Dec. 20, 1932 The mouse traps situated on open hillside by rocks held one Peromyscus maniculatus. Those on the edge of the brush contained 1 Peromyscus maniculatus and 1 Peromyscus truei. These are the first P. maniculatus that we have taken so far. Two of the woodrat traps were sprung and had some hair in them but nothing else. Three other of the mouse traps were sprung. Considering the small number of traps I placed out last night catching 3 manuals and having 5 others sprung and comparing it with the large trap line set out the previous night about 1/4 of a mile away I should say that rodents were more numerous on the partly brush-covered dry hillside than the shady moist heavily brush covered north facing slope. No brush rabbits were secured this a.m. but two were seen to dash down hill into cover from a clearing 15 yards in diameter at 8:30 a.m. I waited for some time for them to come out again but they were not seen. Shot a Spotted Towhee at 9 a.m. Went up to a clump of oaks on the open hillside where I heard a Plain Titmouse call. Three California Jays were feeding on acorns there. I remained quiet under one of the