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Lee Amald
1937 Ammospermophilus leucurus
Mouth of Fox Canyon, 4,200ft, 7 1/2 mi. S Pahrum Pk., Washoe Co., Nevada.
June 1 Adult ♀ shot at edge of wash. north of Pyramid Lake. It was sitting in the top branches of a bush watching me as I approached. When I shot it fell to the ground. I saw what I thought to be it run down a hole at the base of the bush. Upon running to the bush I saw still another form run down the hole. These were evidently young of the one I shot for the adult ♀ with enlarged mammary glands lay dead on the ground.
June 5, Adult ♀ shot 1 mile W Smith Creek Cave, 6,000ft., Mt. Thorizh, White Pine Co., Nev.
It was sitting upon a large boulder at the crest of a hill — watching my actions. The ground was coarse and rocky while the shrubbery was sparse - mostly artemisia tridentata and "bunchgrass" with scattered cactus.
June 7 An adult ♂ shot within 50 feet of spot where ♀ was shot on June 5, 1937. These two seem to be the only ones living this far from the mouth of the canyon.
Henry Creek, mi. S Sandy, 5,000ft;
Millard Co., Utah
June 13, Three Four were shot (1 Adult ♂; 1 Fd. ♀ and 2