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W.B. Davis
1936
510 510
Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. March 14,
This morning our Zoology 11/3 class
worked on the Microtus project on
Twilight Way hill. In one plot, under
the supervision of W.J. Shubblefield,
a nest of the Collontal Sylvilagus Rockmani
was exposed. It was placed in an
excavation on the surface of the
ground and measured about 6"x6"
and 6" deep. This cavity was well
lined with underfur of the parent
rabbit and in this nest were three
young. One was given to me which
was photographed by Bruce Whittaker.
The young: The one I have measure
100 mm. in total length; tail 6 mm.;
hind foot 20 mm.; ear from notch 13 mm.;
ear from base 14 mm. Color: upper surface
black; forehead black with short tomentose
brown over hairs which extends from an
area between the eyes back to the within
4 mm. of the ears; area between ears
light brownish with a dark median
stripe; inside of ear thinly clothed
with nearly whitish hair; nose pad
sooty black, covered with whitish tomentose
hairs; white patches lateral to each
nostril; mystacial vibrissae 30 in all,
arranged in 6 rows, white, about 3mm. long