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J. Rodgers - 1942
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Aug. 22 (cont.) Mrs. Vert. Zool., Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Calif.
them when at least two of them had not yet
shown signs of spoiling.
Sept. 2 Measurements of eggs of nests #2 & #3 (#1
lost - see Aug. 22).
Nest No. 2 14.1 x 8.8 mm.
Nest No. 3 I 16.4 x 10.2 mm.
II 15.3 x 10.2mm.
III 16.1 x 10.1 mm.
IV 14.3 x 9.4 mm.
V 15.2 x 9.3 mm.
VI 16.1 x 10.2 mm.
Laid July 15
Sept. 8 Mrs. Vert. Zool., Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Alam. Co., Calif.
On Aug. 23, I went to the ridge SE of Bald Peak
with Walt Dalquest and Alice Kerr. I spent
about 2 1/2 hours turning over rocks and picking
rocks out of the hillslides. I collected 5, and let
1 get away and saw one running on top (it
escaped down a crack in the ground) Walt and
Alice saw 3 others running thru the grass on
the surface. One of the ones I caught was
under a rock that could have been turned over
by hand / not more than 3 or 4" under the general
surface of the ground). The one that got away (a
young one) was also near the surface. They
seem to be near the surface again now, as they
were in May and June and before. Also, if
what I caught today was taken as an index,