W.B. Davis 1935. Rupert, Minneka Co., Idaho, June 25, fairly lean and in the process of molt. Perhaps the strain of raising a family prevents them from fattening up so fast and may also retard the molt -- a factor the [illegible]s do not have to contend with. The winter pelage, those coats in which the old fat males are now found, is long and silky and it from this, I believe, that the name "mollio" was taken. The summer -- spring at least -- pelage is short. I do not believe these squirrels mature in one year -- an idea I hold concerning Marmots -- because I have taken old ones, then found both very young and also middle sized ones at the same place and same time. This was the case at the area 10 mi. east of Seals. The squirrels were preparing nests for hibernation out of shredded bark of Artemisia, in two cases at least. The whole area here for several tousand acres is covered with a rank growth of June Grass (Bromus p.) which is utilized as food by these squirrels. Cheek pouches contained seed of the [illegible].