W.B. Davis 1936 5 mi. SE Murphy, Cuyhee Co., Idaho, May 26, year. These squirrels are certainly different from idahoensis found across the river. These (leucodon) lack the light cinnamon coloring on the under side of the tail and the general color appears to be lighter, less brown, and the tendency to dappling less prominent. There are two color phases found in the young; a very light silvery gray and another phase where more brown is present. They seem to subsist off the green herbs and off the tender tips of the growing Atriplex. I found one today that was feeding on the buds and seeds of Atriplex. It is not uncommon to see the animal perched in the top of a low Atriplex where it doubtless feeds in part and where it can the more easily scan the horizon. Again I emphasize that these animals are very shy and wary. Only the young will allow one to approach within gun shot range. The one old female I shot saw behind a brush and sat there partly screened