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Smiley
1936
Perognathus parvus (cont.)
El Dorado Canyon 800ft, Humboldt Range, Pershing Co, Nev.
July 30 4 caught in 40 traps set on
hillside with slope 20-45 degrees.
Finely divided soil with goodly
of
admixture small angular rocks.
Ground didn't take imprint of
hobnails readily. Artemesia -
Juniperus major plants. Latter
spaced averaging 75 feet apart.
July 31 Traps left out over night.
Two caught in locality as above.
Aug. 1 El Dorado Canyon, 800ft., Humboldt Range, Pershing
Co., Nev. I caught in west sloping
meadow-slope 5°. Traps
among grasses for meadow
mice. Soil & shrubby plants
not noted.
Aug. 3 S slope Granite Peak, East Range, Pershing Co, Nev.
1 caught in 45 traps. S-facing slope
with fine silt-like soil light brown
in color with admixture of
small angular rocks. Soil would
barely take imprint of hobnails
because of small rocks.
Vegetation: Juniperus pinyon
pine, Artemesia.