Catalogue of specimens #720-886 and journal, v1661

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Stone, N. Calif.-Nevada boundary July 9 - Aug. 3, 1941 Catalog of Specimens. #726-886

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N. Stone 1941 Lon. N 4220 Old St. Crook, 3400 ft., Shasta Co., Calif. July 9 720 ♂ Sceloporus occidentalis 721 ♂ " 722 ♀ " 723 ♀ " 724 ♀ " July 10 725 Styla regilla 726 " 728 Sceloporus occidentalis 729 Psaltriparus 730 " 731 Melospiza m. singing 732 " " July 11 733 Sceloporus occidentalis Barrel Spro, 5200 ft., 9½ mi. C and 3 mi. N of Ft. Bidwell, Washoe Co., Nev. July 12 734 Bufo boreas 735 " 736 Styla regilla 737 " 738 " 739 " 940 " 741 Dhammophis

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1941 N. Store Borel Spro, 5700 ft. 4½ mi. E and 3 mi. N Ft. Bidwell Washoe Co., Nev. July 12 742 Cutamias minimus July 13 743 Bufo boreas 744 " 745 Melospiza m. 1½ mi. SUDW McCluck Ph. 6000 ft., Plumas Co. Calif. July 15 746 ? Dryobates coll. by D.H. Johnson July 16 747 Sceloporus gracilis 748 " 749 " 750 " 751 " 752 " 753 occidentalis (discarded) Fmi 22 Gerlach, 3900 ft., Washoe Co., Nev. July 17 754 Crotaphytus wislizenii 755 " 756 " 757 " 758 " 759 " 760 " 761 "

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M. Stone 1941 5mi N. Yockach, 3900 ft, Washoe Co, Nev July 17 162 Cremidophorus tesselatus 163 " 164 " Soldier Meadows, 4600 ft, Humbolt Co, Nev. July 18 165 ♀ Sceloporus 166 ♂ " 167 Crotaphytus wislizenii 168 Cremidophorus tesselatus 169 " 170 " 171 " 172 " 173 " 174 " 175 " 176 " 177 " 178 " 179 " 180 " 181 " 182 " 183 " 184 Phrynocoma platyrynus

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N. Stone 1941 Soldier Meadows, 4600 ft., Humbolt Co., Nev. July 18 785 Agelaius phoeniceus coll. by D.H.Johnson 786 Scaphiopus 787 Elta stansburiana 788 Sceloporus occidentalis 789 " 790 " 791 " 792 " 793 " 794 " 795 " 796 " July 19 797 Phrynosoma platyrhynoe 798 " 799 " 800 " 801 Cotaphytus wislizenii 802 " collaris 803 Elta stansburiana 804 " 805 " 806 Sceloporus occidentalis

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R. Stone 1941 Soldier Meadows, 4600 ft., Humbolt Co., Nev. July 19 807 Scleropus occidentalis 808 " 809 " 810 " 811 " 812 " 813 " 814 " 815 " 816 " July 20 817 Crotaphytus wislizenii 33 mi. S of Gerlach, 3950 ft., Washoe Co., Nev. July 21 820a Callisaurus draconoides 10 mi. N and 2 mi. W of Gerlach, 4000 ft., Washoe Co., Nev. July 21 818 Cnemidophorus tesselatus 819 Asio milvusianus coll. by A. Loukashkin > 820 ♀ Reithrodontomys megalotis 134-59-17-14.5; 8gm. > 821 ♂ Perognathus parvus 195-15-13-8; 20gm. > 822 ♂ Dipodomys merriami 249-145-38-12; 45.1gm. > 823 ♀ " " 26-133-36-13; 40.9gm.

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N. Stone 1941 W. of Gerlach, 4000 ft., Washoe co., Nev. july 21 7824 ♂ Peromyscus maniculatus 162-71-28-16-20.6gm 6 mi. N.C. Virginia City, 6000 ft., Storey Co., Nev. july 24 7825 ♂ Neotoma lepida 340-99-30-17; 80 gm. 7826 ♀ Dipodomys leucogenys 258-154-42-13; 60 gm 7827 ♀ Eutamias minimus 176-80-29-14; 31 gm. 7828 ♂ " " 180-84-28-13 ; 34 gm. 7829 ♀ " " 190-89-29-14 33.5 gm. 7830 ♂ " " 184-85-29-14; 34.0 gm 7831 ♂ " " 176-85-29-13 ; 29 gm 7832 ♀emb. Peromyscus truei 166-83-22-25; 19 gm. 7833 ♂ " maniculatus 162-75-20-17; 26 gm 7834 ♀emb. Reithrodontomys megalotis 152-73-18-15 ; 12 gm 7835 ♀ " " 135-68-17-17? ; 9.5 gm. 7836 ♂ " " 135-68-17-14; 8 gm. july 25 7837 ♂ Perognathus parvus 115-94-23-9 ; 22 gm 7838 ♂ Dipodomys leucogenys 295-180-46-14; 77 gm 7839 ♂ " " 263-156-42-14 ; 54.5 gm 7840 ♂ Peromyscus maniculatus 159-76-21-19 ; 26 gm 7841 ♀emb. " " 151-69-20-18; 22 gm 7842 ♀ " " 156-69-20-17 ; 23.5 gm. Middle Cr., 8000 ft., White Mt., Esmeralda Co., Nev. july 27 7843 ♀ Eutamias minimus 171-75-28-15; 34.5 gm.

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R. Stone 1941 july 28 West side Stonewall Mt., 6000 ft., Nye Co., Nev. 844 ♀ Citamias panamintinus 195-83-31-17; 48 gm coll. by P. Johann 845 ♀ " " 216-87-32-16; 56.5 gm. july 31 9 mi. W & 5½ mi. S Searchlight, 4300 ft., Clark Co., Nev. 846 ♀ Onochomye 130-46-19-?; 20 gm. 847 ♀ Dipodomys mojavensis 272-166-44-14; 50 gm. 848 ♀ " " 280-162-44-14; 36.5 gm 849 ♀ no emb. " 361-181-46-15; 74 gm 850 ♀ no emb. " 292-192-42-14; 70 gm 851 ♀ " " 301-180-46-16; 87 gm 852 ♀ no emb. " 310-186-46-15; 81 gm. 853 ♀ no emb. " Skull only 287-170-44-12?; 62.5 gm 854 ♀ no emb. " 5 Skull only 277-171-43-13; 54 gm 855 ♀ no emb. " Skull only 291-176-43-15; 67.5 gm 856 ♀ no emb. " 291-169-45-14; 69.5 gm 857 Callisaurus draconoides Aug. 1 west side Colorado, 500 ft., 6 mi. N Calif. Line, Clark Co., Nev. 858 ♂ Perognathus formosus 199-181-22-11; 21 skull only s 859 Pro emb. " 191-170-24-11; 21 860 ♂ " skull only " 186-107-26-8; 24.5 861 ♂ " " s 196-108-24-11; 18 862 ♀ no emb. " " 204-180-95-11; 18.5 gm 863 ♀ no emb. " " 194-111-23-11; 16.5 864 ♀ 120 emb. " " 184-106-24-10; 15.5 865 ♂ " " 208-122-26-11; 24 866 ♂ Dipodomys murriani 253-150-38-14; 42 867 ♀ Lamba " " 252-150-37-13; 46 gm. 868 eta

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Stone 1941 Aug 2 west side Colorado R, 450 ft., loci. N Cali./ Line, Clark Co. Net 869 ♀ Perognathus formosus 190-115-24-11; 19 gm. 870 ♂ " 185-109-24-10; 16 gm. 871 ♀emb. " 187-107-26-10; 18 gm. 872 ♀emb. " 186-102-24-8; 16.5 gm. 873 ♀ " 186-116-24-10; 18.5 gm. 874 ♂ " 194-113-25-11; 16 gm. 875 ♀emb. " 184-164-23-10; 17 gm. Aug. 3 12 mi. S 45 mi E Searchlight, 2600 ft., Clark Co. Nev. 876 ♀ Pipistrellus hesperus " coll. by W. Dalquiest 73-31/10-12-5; 3.5 gm 877 ♂ Perognathus longimembris 144-80-20-6; 9 gm 878 ♀ " 139-79-20-6; 8 gm 879 ♀ no emb. " 145-79-20-6; 8.5 gm. 880 Onychomyis torridus discarded 153-50-20-18; 31 gm 881 Elta 882 Cnemidophorus Aug. 4 2 mi E Gorman, 3500 ft., Los Angeles Co., Calif. 883 ♀emb. Dipodomys agilis 286-197-42-16; 54.5 gm 884 ♀ Ruithrodontomys megalotis 151-74-16-14; 14 gm. 885 ♂ " 146-92-16-14; 11.5 gm 886 ♀ " 135-65-16-14; 10 gm.

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2mi. C Gorman. 18 Diplo Ruthas 25 12 1 Perogn. c. 9 Buro. m. 38 74 foot high grass with the some bare try open spots, meadows (lend) bordered by willows with a small stream running along open ground. Clumps of nettle & scattered night shade-like plants Clumps of

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Stone, N. Calif.-Nevada Boundary July 9 - Aug. 3, 1941 Itinerary

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N. Stone 1941 Itinerary filed 8/10/41 July 9 Old Locus NNE W Ft. Crook, 3400 ft., Shasta Co. Calif. Camped here as a member of party including Walter W. Dalquest, Dr. C. R. Hall, Hubert H. Hall, William J. Hall, Dr. D. H. Johnson, Anatole S. Loukashkin and [illegible]. We left Berkeley about 1:30 P.M., July 8, and the two autos were driven via Vallejo, Fairfield, Williams, Redding, Burney to a point about 2 mi. E of Burney where we slept several hundred ft. S of the Road. We ate supper at Redding. We drove on to Fall River Mills, this morning, where we ate breakfast. We then drove NNE and camped about 50 yds. N of Fall River, 1 mi. NNE W Ft. Crook, 3468', Shasta Co., Calif. Camp was set up by 11 A.M. Old Ft. Crook is now represented by a marker which is 2.5/8 mi. N and 2 3/8 mi. W of the junction of the Pitt and Fall Rivers. July 12 Bell Sprs., 10 mi. E. Fort Bidwell, Washoe Co., Nev. We broke camp yesterday afternoon and reached our present camp about 9:30 P.M. We came via McArthur,

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N. Stone 1941 July 12 Bell Spre, 10 mi. E Ft. Bidwell, 5700 ft., Washoe Co., Nw. Bieber, Adin, Canby, Alturus, Cedarville, Lake City, Fort Bidwell. He saw a Crane, Killdeer, Mt. Ploves?, Sparrow Hawk, Red-tail, Calif. Quail, Mourning Dove, Nite Hawk, Poor Will, Lewis & Downey Woodpeckers, Stellar & Calif. Jays, Eastern Kingbirds, Robins, Bluebirds, Meadow Larks, Red-winged & Brewer's Black Birds, Sparrow. There is a pair of Barn Swallows nesting in the shed & a large no. of Chipping Sparrows around our camp. Mr. Sam Kashkin just shot in a couple of Sage Hones & some Pigmy Rabbits to which I will undoubtedly be asked to cook. July 14 5mi. E Litchfield, 4600ft., Sassen Co., Calif. We camped here yesterday evening. The soil is white sand and is the dominant plant is Artemisia Tridentata. 1/2 mi: WSW McKeown Pk, 6000 ft., Plumas Co., Calif. We reached this camp, 1:30 this P.M.. The dominant vegetation consists of Yellow Pine, Juniperus occidentalis & Artemisia tridentata. At the base of a large rocky outcrop are Mt. Mahogany. There are also some

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M. Stone 1941 July 14 1/2 m WSW McKezick Pk, 6000 ft., Plumas Co, Calif. Ricea & Prunus plants. There are many little herbaceous plants and several kinds of grasses. Along the canyon bottom are isolated pools of H2O and several springs. Many large patches of willow are growing here. This evening we had a thunder storm with hail as well as rain. July 15 I climbed 766 ft. set out 10 rat traps this afternoon and shot several Scioporus gracilis. The white urine stains of Neotoma cinereus were abundant. Coming back I was caught in a thunder storm. July 16 I picked up my traps this morning. I cought one young Neotoma cinereus, 3 Peromyscus maniculatus. I also shot some more Scioporus and a Callospermophilus We packed our camp during a thunder storm this afternoon and reached our present camp this evening: Terni N Gerlack, 3950 ft. Washoe Co., Nev. July 17 After breakfast this morning we packed up and while waiting for Dr. Hall to return from Gerlack, we shot lizards. Late this afternoon we arrived at at Soldier Meadows, 4600 ft., Humbolt Co., Nev.

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N. Stone 1941 July 21 12 mi N 4 mi C Gerlack, 4000 ft, Washoe Co., Nev. Left Soldier Meadows yesterday afternoon driving back over Granite & Smoke Cs. Desert, Then N to this place. We are camped at the S end of alkali Flat. There is a small growth of "Russian Olive Trees" where we are camped and a spring between these and the road. Between camp and Alkali Flat proper is a 1/4 mi. strip of sand dunes covered with As we reached our camp site some owls (Asio wilsonianus) flew out from the clemp of trees & 4 were shot by A. Soukashkin, H. Hall & W. Dalquest. ---- After preparing supper I managed to set out a few mouse Traps in which I caught 1 Perognathus parvus, 1 Reithrodontomys megalotis, 2 Dipodomys merriami and the ever present Peromyscus maniculatus July 22 3 mi. S Mt. Rose, 8500 ft., Washoe Co., Nev. We left our last camp early this morning and came to this locality via Reno where Dr. Hall, a Soukashkin & I met J. Bartholomew who is joining the party. At 33 mi. S of Gerlack I shot a gridiron-tailed lizard July 23 This morning I hiked up to summit of Mt. Rose and then W along the ridges overlooking Lake Tahoe and then C to camp. I flushed

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M. Stone 1941 July 13 2 mi. S Mt. Rose, 8500 ft., Washoe Co., Nev. 2 grouse, saw several chipmunks in rocky ledges bordered by Pinus albicaulis, many gopher ropes on the ridges some of which led into the patches of unmelted snow. I also saw several Callospermophilus & 1 Citellus beldingi on the high ridges as well as marmot droppings. The camp is situated in the Canadian life zone. The dominant plants are Pinus contorta and Douglasia mestensiana starts a little above camp with Pinus monticola, generally higher as Pinus flexilis & P. albicaulis. Populus tremuloides occurs in clumps usually in the bottoms of canyons. There are many little mt. meadows filled with grass & numerous wild flowers. Other kinds of wild flowers grow up to & apparently above timber line. We are leaving this afternoon for Virginia City.

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N. Stone 1941 july 24 6 mi NE Virginia City, 6000 ft., Storey Co., Nev. I set out 70 traps last night on sandy or rocky soil in Pinyon, Juniper, Sagebrush association. There are also a few Purshia bushes scattered about. I caught the following mammals: 1 Neotoma lepida, 18 5 Cutamias minimus, 38, 29 1 Dipodomys leucogenys, 18 3 Reithrodontomys megalotis, 18, 29 31 Peromyscus maniculatus, 188, 139 1 Peromyscus truei 18 Total = 42 traps = 70 % catch = 60 july 25 I set out 62 traps last night 2/3 of which were set in the middle of the road. In these traps I caught less than half my total catch of 20 Peromyscus maniculatus and one Dipodomys leucogenys. The other traps set yielded one Dipodomys leucogenys, 2 Perognathus parvus and the remaining Peromyscus maniculatus. The sex ratio was: Peromyscus maniculatus 118 98 Perognathus parvus Dipodomys leucogenys july 27 We left Middle Cr, 8000 ft., White Mt., Cornwaldale, Nev. We left the above camp the afternoon of the 25th, coming by way of Virginia City,

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July 27 Middle Cr., 8000 ft. White Mts., Osmeralda Co., Nev. Silver City, Carson City, Minden, Wellington, Yerington, Schurz, Hawthorne, Mina, Cobdale, Orlmont. We stopped to eat at Yerington and camped about 1 mi. S of Hawthorne. Here I set out 5 traps and caught 1 Dipodomys & 1 Perognathus longimembris = 40% catch! A series of Thunder storms passed over during the mite & it rained most of the time. my sleeping bag not is not water proof so both of us became soaked. We repacked & arrived at the present locality the noon of the 26th. We are camped at the head of a narrow valley running generally C & W. Surrounding it on the N, S, E & W are high mts., those on the E are still covered with snow. The mts. are apparently made up of all sizes of granite - from huge outcrops to the fine grass. Pinus monophylla is the conifer on the lower slopes & Pinus flexilis is takes its place on the upper slopes. Much of the slopes was covered with shrubs and herbaceous flowers, with grass very scarce. Part of the shrubbery was made up of Sagebrush & Ephedra & ? Holodiscus discolor? A few prickly pear (I think) cacti are scattered over the slope. Mt. Mahogany is splendid in some places. The bottom of the canyon which was is

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12. Stone 1941 July 27 Middle Cz, 8000 ft. White Mts, Comasalita Co, Nev. covered with sagebrush & grass is being grazed by young cows. In the damper places & along the stream wild rose is thick with a few gooseberries (Ribes sp). Along the stream is willow (Salix sp.), Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) + Betula fontinalis. The afternoon of the 26th I hunted deer. I found a fresh track which I followed from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM. It led along the side of a top of the range bordering the N side of the canyon, usually crossing over to the range to the N. Only 2 other tracks were noted & they both might have been made by the same deer. The absence of feces is very striking. The deer I followed apparently kept close to the top of the ridges. I saw 4 deer. Chipmunks, heard 1 day more, saw 1 Calopinum Callospermophilus on top of the ridge & 3 Cotontails. Of the birds the Rick Wrens & Clark Nutcrackers were especially obvious. The Clark Nutcrackers were especially abundant in the Limber Pines, as many as 15 being seen at one time. My sleeping bag had not dried during the day. This morning, July 27, I washed my dirty

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M. Stone 1941 July 27 Middle Cr, 5000 ft, White Mts, Comerada Co, Nev. clothes, took a complete bath, trimmed my mustache and went hunting. I shot 2 Citamias minimus, one young & one older ?. I heard a Song Sparrow but did not get one. We left camp in the afternoon and drove to the 1st canyon to the S where we investigated the "lay of the land". From here we drove back toward Coaldale. A car ahead of us, which was occupied by 2 boys, hit the soft sand in the middle of the road & turned over several times. The boys, unlike the car, did not seem to be seriously damaged. We took them into Donopah where we had supper. We then drove south-westely to 13 mi. N Goldfield, 5100 ft, Comerada Co, Nev. where we put out mouse traps & slept. The country is flat, the soil sandy & slightly rocky. The cover consists of a sparse growth of several unidentified shrubs & a small prickly pear cactus. July 28 3½ mi E & 1 mi S Grapevine Pk, 6700 ft, Nye Co, Nev. The 46 traps I put out last night at 13 mi. N Goldfield, 5100 ft, Comerada Co, Nev. contained: 1 Dipodomys 2 Onychomys corvidus 10 Perognathus longimembri After breakfast we left for the Grapevine Mts, via Goldfield, Stonewall Mt, Springdale & Betty

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Stone 1941 july 28. 3½ mi. E & 1 mi. S grapevine Pk, 6700 ft, Nye Co, Nev. at Stonewall Mt, D. Johnson & I each shot one Cutamissus paramamitinus. Stonewall Mt. is steep and rocky sloped with large projecting rocks. The vegetation consists of a moderately thick stand of Pinus monophylla & Artemisia t Tridentata, with some Purshia & Ephedra and less Rikes. The most noticeable birds were Binyon jay, White-throated Swift, Sinnets, and on the lower slopes Shrikes, Sage Sparrow, Desert Sparrow. There were tracks & feces of coyotes, sheep & deer, and feces of coyotes horses or burrowes. july 29 We reached camp early in the evening and W. Dalquist and I looked for deer. We saw fresh tracks and feces but no deer. july 29 We are camped in a small canyon running in a general E & W direction. The vegetation consists of a moderately thick to a scattered growth of Pinus monophylla, Purshia glandulosa and Artemisia tridentata, interspaced with herbaceous plants and grass. There are also a few Rikes plants. The soil is rocky with large rock outcrops. The water supply is apparently derived from precipitation entirely. There is a spring about 1/4 mi. to the W on the other side of the slope. W. Johnson & W. Dalquist shot at a deer this morning. I hunted till noon but did not see any

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M. Stone 1947 July 29 3½ mi C and 1 mi S Grapevine Pk., 6,700 ft., Nye Co., Nev. G. Bartholomew is hunting roe & D. Johnson has gone up to spend the night at the spring. Aug. 1 west side Colorado R., 500 ft., 6 mi. N Calif. line, Clark Co., Nev. We left the above locality by about 9:30 AM driving via Beatty, Indian Spd., Las Vegas, Searchlight to 9 mi. 20 + 5½ mi S Searchlight, 4,300 ft., Clark Co., Nev. The terrain was flat at our camp with hills several 100 yds. to the W. The soil except in the washes was gravelly. The most noticeable plants were Yucca brevifolia, Yucca mohavensis, Opuntia sp?, Cholla sp?, several unidentified shrubs & small clumps of grass. In the washes were Mesquite, Catclaw also. I set out 80 traps mostly along the edge of a wash. I caught Dipodomys merriami 13♀ 5♂ 2? " mohavensis 8♀ 6♂ Peromyscus maniculatus 4♀ 1♂ " creticus 1♂ Onychomys torridus 1♂ Perognathus formosus 1♂ total 42 mice / 80 traps. We left camp by noon & reached our present camp via Searchlight, crossing into Calif. & back into Nev. by the "old gov't road." W. Dalquest & D. Johnson drove to White Sprs. for bats but were unsuccessful, and G. Bartholomew & I put out

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N. Stone 1941 Aug. 1 west side Colorado R, 500 ft., 6 mi. N Calif. line, Clark Co., Nev. mouse traps. I put out 58 traps & caught: Perognathus formosus 15♀ 15♂ 2? Dipodomys merriami 7♀ 3♂ We are camped in riparian growth. The dominant plants are Salix, Screwbean, Catalou. There is a fairly heavy growth of a 2-4' woody annual & some grass. Out on the dessert to the W of camp, Creosote Bush is the dominant plant. Aug. 2 west side Colorado R, 460 ft., 1 mi. N Calif. line, Clark Co., Nev. Last night G. Bartholomew and I drove to this locality to set out traps. On the way I shot 1 Dipodomys merriami & 1 Por Will. As I was setting out my traps I set one down on a Rattlesnake - we were both surprised. He retreated into a Creosote Bush rattling his rattle furiously. I watched him (within the) for 35 min. Not once did he cease his rattling. At times he would slow down but when I moved he stared furiously again. Leaving my trap pack I went back to camp & got a shotgun, flashlight & Bartholomew. I pulled him into sight with the shotgun & shot him in the neck with .22 shot shell. Then I set out the rest of my 100 traps. I set my

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N. Stone 1941 Aug. 2 west side Colorado R., 450 ft., 1 mi. N Calif. line, Clark Co., Nev. Traps on fine sand, in the open & under Cresote Bushes. I trapped in a large wash as the only fine sand in the vicinity was there. I collected Dipodomys merriami: 13 ♀ 25 ♂ 2? Perognathus formosus 4 ♀ 7 ♂ 1? Here I heard also a screech owl with an exceedingly long trill. Aug. 3

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