A.C. ZICHER 1958 NEOTOMA LEUCOA 12 mi. SE (by road) PISCES, SAN BENITO CO., CALIF. Jan 31 Took 1 LATE NITE IN RAT HOLE ON RASBY BANK BELOW SMITH CREEK IN FAIRLY OPEN FLOW WITH 3 FT. HIGH AEREMGIA + OTHER BUSHES. TAKEN BELOW A BIG PILE OF DEAD BRUSH WHICH MAY HAVE SHELTERED THE RATS HOUSE. NEAREST SUITABLE ROCK HABITAT WAS PERHAPS 100 YARDS AWAY ACROSS THE CREEK. ALSO TAKEN IN THIS AREA WERE PETROE'S, PEOMYSCUS MANICULATUS, DIP. HEGEMANN(?), THOMOMYS BOTITE. MANY OF MY MUS. SPEC. TRAPS WERE SPRUNG WITHIN 200 FT. OF WHERE NEOTOMA WAS TAKEN! SO PERHAPS BY THE WOOD RAT. ANIMON SEEMS SMALLISH BUT DR. BENSON SAID ABOUT NORMAL SIZE. COME WAS WITH SMALL TICK ATTACHMENTS INSIDE ONE.