Koford Cynomys ludovicianus Kansas August 29, 1955 Mr. Sharon, Barber G. I saw 2 Lepus californicus at 7 p.m. Smith says common & hybrid. Common where Euphorbia thekra. || Smith has seen cattle tear up C.L. burrows with feet. (Their method to repair that make mounds larger.) He says Lloyd Ameden says many bald & golden eagles here winter. For says many Marsh Haulers, but not lothar C.L. Some Swain-? son Haulers around (I saw 2) but not known to bury C.L. Colony Smith, studying said by 1 local resident to have been there 20 yrs., at least. || Two small colonies about 4 miles from there said to have been there only 5 yrs. Migration from Smith Colony? || On town, dried Lepidium & other weeds. On roads. Amaranthus (sp.? ) common & still green on many mes. General cover short Bgr.-Bela, patchy Aristida, some shot-out spreading grasses Andropogon scoparius. August 25, 1955. From vicinity Smith's blind I saw a few out about 6:15 a.m., shot at about sunrise, many out at 7 a.m. Smith had numbers using each burrow well spotted. From one burrow emerged 2 adults and 6 juveniles. (this burrow said to be connected to 3 others). Smith said that on an W. slope dogs had cut Aristida around burrows & had cleared it from a considerable area. || Floyd Ameden said that occasionally a C.L. had been seen on road on his ranch, where grass is tall, but that no burrows had been found there. || In study area where Smith now has blind, 35 burrows in area of 1.797 A., where 24 C.L. now. Another area of 6.1 A. includes a Bela bottom. This has 75 minimum C.L. and 126 burrows but no burrows on flattish bottom. Are mini-species for