228 Orx 1932 Waltham Creek, 4 1/2 mi. s.e Priest Valley, 1850 ft., Fresno Co. Calif. Dec. 27, 1932 plant present. Quite a bit of Eriodictyae oracifolium var. intermediam was present and intermingled with the Adenostoma! Another conspicuous plant was a species of Eriogonum. In between these plants there were growing various grasses, but the most common species was Bromus rubens, the stems and seeds of which were found in the cheek pouches of two Dipodomys, Solanium was sparingly present, also several bushes of Cercocarpus betuloides. A species of Allium was growing about quite abundantly. The soil was less adobe and clay-like than the sides of the ridge and most of the other ridge about here. It contained a small amount of gravel. The average height of the grass was from 2 to 3 inches, being dried and broken off for the most part, with clumps of much taller grass were scattered about. Israel, well worn, from 1 3/4" to 2 1/2" were to be seen leading three the grass and other vegetation from hole to hole. The longest trail measured was 69 ft. This led from one hole to another. Some of the trails seemed to end in the open, others led beneath charnise books, either ending there or continuing on. The holes of burrow entrances were sometimes solitary, or sometimes in groups. The greatest