Field notes, v545
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M. Boyers 1932 Waltham Cr., 4 1/2 mi. S.E. Priest Valley, 850 ft., Fresno Co., Calif. December 26, 1932 mi E. Miramonte, 3500 ft., Fresno Co., Calif. About 4 o'clock or shortly after, On and went up to the oak flat that is covered in place with Adenostoma fasciculatum, Creosotum, Ceanothus cuneatus, Quercus dumosa and Cercocarpus betuloides, also Allium, Bromus rubens, and other plants + grasses. There we separated and set out traps in a large Dipodomys colony that covered the top of one whole hill. The burrows slant into the ground at an angle less than 45 degs and have little or no dirt at the entrance, usually string out into a small planting mound in front of hole. Top view Side view These openings may be in a worn open place or by a dead fallen limb or in dead grass or near small bushes, and are connected up for distances of 15 ft. or more