W.B. Richardson 1936 Dipodomys melanurus Aug 12 2 mi. N N W Kennedy Meadow, South Fork Kern River, Tulare Co. Calif. My catch included 2 this morning. General area - Walker Basin. Life zone - Upper Sonoran. Habitat - The low hill benches and valleys south of the South Fork of Kern River where the vegetation is principally sage brush and a composite bush and the soil a coarse sand of decomposed granite. They are easy to be found on the hill slopes. Aug 13 My catch included 11 today. The increase in number caught was due to changing of traps from the more mountainous to the valley near the river. Aug 14 1 mi. 25 Kennedy Meadow, South Fork Kern River, Tulare Co. Calif. Catch included 11. General area - Walker Basin. Life zone - Upper Sonoran. Habitat - The valley or low rolling hill slopes, vegetated with yearly wilt brush and on a sparse sandy soil. The population as great in the little valleys.