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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)