Field notes, v580
Page 491
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Paul De Benedictis 1960 Dipodomys Dipodomys sp. Dec 16 whitewater canyon, 0.8 mi (by road) & whitewater Riverside Co., Calif. - under a large (3 feet high) wW creose bush, on a slight open slope. The grassd was dry gravelly, with a few large roch; many oth creosote bushes wer nearby, at about four foot intervals, mixed with sage. The sage was dry, the creosote, nearly so. There was much low dry grass about. This site is somewhat more open than the one where I got three Pocket mouse today - 8?, #19/6 - the pouch contents were the leaves of a yarrow-like plant. I tried to save the skin but couldn't manage. It is more difficult than I thought, damn! Skull/Only and porch contents only. (lost)