onto a small colony of Citellus seemingly about the size and appearance of Idahensis. They were very wary and gunshots at long range failed to bring them down. The alarm call sounded like that of Idahensis but somewhat higher and not as strong. We found Murphy to be a small cattle shipping town at the end of a railroad line. We discovered a Say Phoebe's nest and a Linnets nest under the outer supporting beam in the center of town. The Phoebe's nest contained 5 newly hatched young, and the Linnets' nest 4 eggs. Violet Green Swallows were nesting in what appeared to be Woodpecker holes under the eves of the railroad station building. Reports from various people in the town indicated that a sparse squirrel population existed in the mountains west of the town and the storekeeper advised that we camp in an old abandoned shack a few miles out west of town. We found the old house still in serviceable serviceable condition in the location indicated and made camp here in the bottom of a rather deep canyon with a small stream nearby, and rocky cliffs rising nearby on either side. At Payette we heard that Citellus idahensis was common in the open fields south of town 38