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March 14, 1927
No 12717 was shot in pines
on a pine ridge. their were
two of them but other one ran
through brush before I could
get a shot at it
March 15, 1927
went to traps then went up on
pine ridge to look for squirrels.
No 12725 was shot in a small
oak tree near a trail and on side
of steep rocky side of ridge,
no 12726 was shot in a pine
tree near a nest that was in
a oak tree on side of ridge near
a trail. both of the specimens were
females, first females that we
have taken of this kind. these
squirrels stomachs we full of
yellowish substance which we
took to be pine cones as we
have saw pine cones partly
eaten near where they were shot
March 14, 1927
No 12734 was trapped in a
run in oaks & pines where
trap was set. it also had seven
young in pouch that measured as
follows one 130 m.m., one 125 m.m., one 124
m.m. one 130 mm., one 120 m.m., one 125 m.m.
one 120 m.m. their measurements are total length