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J.R.
AICORN
1938
Citellus townsendi mollis
Mar. 18
1938
5 mi. W Fallon, 4000 ft., Churchill County, Nevada
♀ 9 Embryo ¾ inch diameter, 5 right, 4 left.
♀ 12 Embryo ½ inch diameter; 7 right, 5 left.
♀ Enlarged.
♀ Slightly enlarged.
♀ Enlarged
♀ Enlarged.
♂ Male
♀ Enlarged
♀ Enlarged
♀ Knobs forming, enlarged
♂ Male
♂ Male
♀ Enlarged.
Out of the twenty-four (24) Brite Ground Squirrels
checked above nineteen (19) were females and five (5)
males. The males seems to be less active than the females.
Mar. 28
1938
9 mi. W Fallon, 4000 ft., Churchill County, Nevada
We put out fifty (50) lbs. poison 9 mi. west of Fallon,
Nevada and within an hour I picked up 17 Brite Ground
Squirrels. Three (3) were males. Fourteen (14) were females.
The females look rather fat and plump now. Information
on females as follows:
Number in Number in
total far along in gestation period.
gestation period.
No Embryo Right Tube Left Tube
9 5 4 3/10 developed
9 5 4 5/10 developed
7 0 7 7/10 developed
11 7 4 9/10 developed