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Quest
1948
Perognathus arenarius
7
May 6 Bahia Concepcion 13 mi S.F. Mulege Baja California
Six males and one female caught in live
traps baited with bird seed last night. Traps
were set in sandy area in back of shell beach
and below lava rocks. Traps were set among
large bushes. All males had enlarged testes
and the female one embryo (see catalog #140 to
146 incl.).
May 7 Same location. Two females and one male caught
(#154,155,156)
last night in live traps set among large bushes
of "Mangle Dulce" mixed in with creosote, Oclla,
Kalo Verde, Cardone, and Elephantaphrium. One
female had two embryos of 6mm each, the other
no embryos. The male had enlarged testes
of 9mm. This species of Perognathus is
the most insistent of the mice caught so far,
each individual being extracted from the live
traps only with great difficulty, and always
accompanied by squealing, jumping and
biting.
June 7 Punta Gasparino, 10'ft, 23°16'N, 110°9'W Baja California
5♂ + 4♀ (#316-324 incl.) caught in sand dune
area last night. Live traps (48) were set just
south of camp among short dense shrubs growing
on sea side of silty sand dunes. The females
had no embryos. These mice seem larger and
much more mild tempered than those caught at
Bahia Concepcion.