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Smiley
1936
Peromyscus maniculatus (cont.)
2 & mi. SE Hauser, 5200 ft. Washoe Co., Nev.
July 15 Twelve of this species caught on
north-facing slope of 10° with hard
Sedimentary, angular rocks averaging six
inches in diameter embedded for half
their depth in fine silt-sand. Traps
set under Juniper trees spaced 60 feet
apart. Artemesia the ground vegetation.
Very little grass.
July 17 1/2 mi. Creek, 5300 ft., 1/2 mi. E Calif. Line, Washoe Co., Nev.
34 caught on north-facing slope of valley
in Artemesia and along rim of valley
under Juniperus. See Gen. account for July 16.
July 18 Same locality; six caught in fifty of
the traps left set.
July 20 3 mi. N Vya, 5900 ft., Washoe Co., Nev.
11 caught in area of brown, wind-blowable
sand under Artemesia; terrain flatish.
sand drifted under bushes 6 inches to
1 foot in depth.
July 24 4 & mi. NE Painted Point, 5800 ft., Washoe Co., Nev.
25 specimens in 57 traps set over sand
dune area. Sarcobatus major plant.
surface of dunes mottled with
areas of wind-blowable sand and
& hard-packed silt. Dunes in as
a linear structure 1/4 mi. long and
averaging 15 feet high, 30 feet broad.