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R.D. Kirkpatrick
1964 Mus musculus
Sand Island, Johnston Atoll, Pacific
Oct. before.
22 An adult ♂ #4 was caught in
(cont) trap 49 which was set on the cause-
way. I made it into skin and skull
RDk #388. The eyeballs were saved
in 10% formalin. It was not particularly
fat.
10 P.M. ♂ #234 was found dead
in trap 48 while the traps were being
set.
Oct. I caught RDk #389 in trap 49 on
23 the causeway.
Oct. RDk #♂ 390 and 391 were caught in
24 trap 49 on the causeway.
Four ½-gallon milk cartons (with the top
cut off) had been put out west of the grid
on 10-23-64. Two of them had Mus feces
in them today.
Oct. I caught RDk #392 ♂ in trap 49 on
26 the causeway.
Oct. A total of 10 ½-gallon milk cartons are
27 out. The mice seem to defecate in them
only very sporadically.