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Palmer
1934
Peromyscus eremicus.
2 mi. SE Norco, approx. 700 ft., Riverside Co., Calif.
Dec. 27 Caught 3 in rocky outcrops of large
rounded granite boulders on the
low hills which were sparsely covered
with Eriogonum, Artemisia and other
low shrubs. (90 traps out).
1 mi. NW Warren Well, Morongo Valley, San Bernardino Co., Calif.
Dec. 28 Caught 4 in sixty traps. All were taken
in rock outcrops of large rounded
granite boulders at the lower edge
of the hills. Plants were mainly
Eriogonum and Ephedra scattered between
the boulders, with a few bushes of
Catclaw (Acacia greggii) and Junipera.
Cottonwood Spp., 1 mi. W Old Woman Spp., San Bernardino
Co., Calif.
Dec. 29 Caught 3 (?) in 90 gov.-size mouse traps.
All were taken on rather too level, sandy
ground with scattered bushes of Coriella,
Atriplex and Chenopodiaceae.
Deer Canyon Wash, 4½ mi NE Upland, Saw 1550 ft.,
San Bernardino Co., Calif.
Dec. 31 Caught 5 in 54 gov.-size mouse traps
which were set on rather level sandy to
rocky soil with rather thick, low chaparral
of Lotus glabra, Salvia apiana, Adenostoma
fasciculatum, Eriogonum fasciculatum & Artemisia.