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Palmer/1934
Onachomys torridus
July 8 3 mi S Schurz, +100 ft., Mineral Co., Nev.
Caught two in 74 traps set on sandy
level soil with Chrysothamnus, Sarco-
batus, Atriplex and Chenopodium
The two caught were different color
phases: one was grayish and the
other reddish brown.
July 31. 1/2 mi SE Wadsworth, +200 ft., Lyon Co., Nev.
Caught 1 in 45 traps. The trap was
set by the entrance to a small burrow
about 1 1/2" in diameter in the bank
of a dry wash. The surrounding area
was fairly closely covered with Sarco-
batus, Atriplex and Chenopodium.