Field notes, v656
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Crickaon 1934 3 Peromyscus crinatus Specimen 219, ?, 100 or more feet from last; over small hump; at top of steep rock slope; trap in run between rock and bush; no definite hole near but many rock crevices; testes enlarging. Specimen 218, ? taken twenty feet from last on flat 2 x 1ft. between solid rock and trunk of stout stemmed plant; a few sheep dropping on coarse sand where trap set; testes very large. Tule Tank Jan. 20, 1934. Specimen caught alive and saved yesterday revived and was lively during afternoon; but died during night; was put in box with cotton, but failed to make any attempt to use it. When weighed yesterday stood on platform of scales; thrusting nose over edge; vibrissae twitched back and forth slightly; when attempted to lift it fell off scales; recovered; at no time made any attempt to bite. Took four specimens in traps on south west facing slope of canyon 800 ft. below tank in traps up steep rock female. slope and ledge on side of ridge east of tank; one, taken on flat space between large boulders; stout red barked bush near. no. 230 Caught by nose, eaten by ants; not saved. One, a male, caught by tail and hind leg; on flat-ledge 100 ft. above mesa; large boulders on much weathered granite; not saved; measurements 179-108-20-21, nos., 9-60g. Specimen 237, still alive; caught by tail; trap on small flat area beside large rocks; bushy- plant, with holly like leaves near.