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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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1 Peromyscus crinitus Ad.♀
3 Peromyscus maniculatus 2 imm.♂
1 imm.♀
1 Reithrodontomys megalotis Ad.♀
Fuller record of these will be found in
the species account. Yesterday afternoon
on the way to camp I heard a pair of
Spotted Towhees scolding in a nearby
thicket. On closer examination I found
a Gopher snake with its head in the nest
of these birds attempting to eat the
remaining two nestlings. I collected the
snake out did not remove the stomach
contents. I intend to return to the
nest today in order to see whether or
not it has been deserted. The nest
was flat on the ground under a clump
of overhanging grass.