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28th 13 Richardson
1936
2
Mustang fuscipes (part)
Aug 14 1 mi W Kennedy Meadow South Fork Kern River Tulare Co Calif.
For caught
Faunal area - Walker Basin
Lith zone - Upper Serran.
Habitat - Large granite boulders along the canyon wall. These three appeared to be young individuals. All four caught over the nest that was small in each case usually consisted of a crack in the rock being filled with twig rocks etc. There was much dung about indicating that it had been inhabited for some time.
Aug 15
1 More caught.
Aug 16 Chimney Meadow Tulare Co Calif.
One animal caught last night. All but skull destroyed by ants.
Faunal area - Walker Basin.
Lith zone - Upper Serran.
Habitat - The large rocky outcrops or rock slides. The nests were in cracks in the rock or among the large broken boulders. There has been a much larger population about here in the recent past.