Field notes, v491
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of almost finger-formation of igneous material (decayed granite) In evening, shot Cottontail for supper. Chipmunk (Sp?) One seen on the rocky cliffs of hill. With .22 I failed to get it & so species undetermined. Since it had many stripes it couldn't have been E. dorsalis & is probably E. amoenum. Many small holes were seen amongst rock & in soft sandy soil (Perhaps were workings of this species). They all seemed old, however, due to cobwebs over orifice. Coyote - One Skeleton found & Skull saved for specimen. Lead-Colored Bush-Tit - I was seen on tall Chipley bushes on top of hill. They was carrying food in bill; could not follow them long enough. Gallinaceous Bird (Sp?) - Billed called to my attention a couple of birds on side hill. Walked uphill & flushed them about 10 yds. in front of me. They flew downhill on an angle & were out of sight in the sage nearby. I flushed them 3 times in all & finally lost them. From these three hurried & short observatwns I gathered the following data: They were about intermediate in size between Cal. Quail & small Sierra Goose. Tail was shoot