Bell 1933 Mad River ford, 2700 ft. above Ruth, Trinity Co. Calif. May 23. previously recorded. The Dipodomys seemed especially active as indicated by the many little places where they apparently had dug up small weeds. In some instances these rats have been taken under the manganta bushes but more often under the canotus curvatus. These large spread bushier growing in sandy and gravelly plain have lots of leaves under them and some vegetation between the shoots. This bush seems to be the indicator then of Dipodomys habitat in this locality. The Ctenia sonoma are much more abundant than first appeared. To date I have seen but four yet each day we get catches along the line. How Ridge can be seen when it clears up and it runs in a north northeasterly direction. The amount of snow on the summit is surprising and I should not be surprised if it were retarding considerably the breeding season of a good many birds. Yesterday I