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W.B.Davis
1935.
5 mi. SE Murphy, Cuyhee Co., Idaho,
May 25,
and a Sylvilagus nuttallii. The
Iolmis Warbler was found in a
Sarcobatus bush along an irrigation
ditch; a most peculiar locality for
this species it seems. The Horned
Larks were paired and flying
about the alfalfa fields. I found
one nest with three eggs. It was
placed in a depression in the
ground under a spreading dandelion.
Kneighrde (Arkansas), English Sparrow,
Say Phoebe, Mourning Dove, Raven,
Sage Sparrow and West Meadowlark
were seen or heard at this locality
today.
I visited my gopher sets after
they had been out about two hours.
I started at the last set first and
found nothing. The same was
true of the next three. Out of
the remaining seven sets I took
6 gophers (Thomomy Townsendii),
three females and three males. Two
of the males were huge and were
breeding. One of the females
contained six embryos about 12 mm.
These animals were taken in clay
loam soil in an alfalfa field. Their