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Dr May J S
1942.
Eutamias quadrimaculatus
sequoia chipmunk.
May 23. Cedar Grove, S. Fork Kings R., 4600 ft., Fresno Co., Calif.
(28). This specimen was caught by Mrs.
H. W. Guinnell in a trap set on the hillside south
of camp, between fallen logs, small cedars,
and mountain misery. The genitalia and part
of the skin were eaten by ants and the end of
the tail was missing. It was taken from
(the chipmunk)
the trap in mid-afternoon, but probably was
cought in the morning.
June 2. Cedar Grove, S. Fork Kings R., 4600 ft., Fresno Co., Calif.
Early this afternoon Josephine reported finding
a chipmunk in the toilet bowl here at camp.
Mrs. Guinnell soon returned with the drowned
animal on a stick, and mashed it off under
the faucet. She then rolled it in sawdust
and rubbed the fur. When it was dry, Josephine
stuffed it, and it turned out to be a beautiful
specimen. It was evidently a nursing mother,
and Mrs. Guinnell suggested that it may have
come to the rest house to drink. Since the
place had been cleaned only a couple of hours
previously, there was no water on the floor.
The chipmunk evidently slipped and fell in when
it tried to drink from the toilet. Some excitement!