Field notes, Part 2, v488
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Acorn 1938 Thomomys bottae canus (9) Jan. 6 1938 4 mi. S Fallon, 4000 ft., Churchill County, Nevada. Total Tail H.Foot Ovaries. 9 2 5/16 1 7/16 Slightly enlarged. 8 13/16 2 11/16 1 3/16 NORMAL 9 5/16 3 1/16 1 3/16 Reddish. Enlarged to 2 7/16 inch. 8 19/16 2 13/16 1 3/16 NORMAL Jan 7 1938 Sixteen (16) gophers caught on eight acres of alfalfa field. Total Tail H.Foot Males Total Tail H. Foot 10 2 3/16 1 3/16 10 5/16 3 7/16 1 3/16 8 15/16 2 7/16 1 4/16 10 3 9/16 1 4/16 10 3/16 2 19/16 1 1/16 11 1/16 3 8/16 1 4/16 8 17/16 2 7/16 1 5/16 10 1/16 3 5/16 1 4/16 Females Total Tail H.Foot Ovary 8 19/16 2 7/16 1 3/16 NORMAL 8 3/16 2 1/16 1 2/16 NORMAL 7 5/16 2 3/16 1 4/16 Enlarged to 3/16 inch. 8 9/16 2 9/16 1 3/16 Two 3/4 developed embryo. Right side. 9 2 7/16 1 4/16 NORMAL 8 2 5/16 1 3/16 NORMAL 9 1/16 2 15/16 1 4/16 Four 1/5 developed embryo. Two each side. One female discarded. Jan. 9 1937 Pocket Gophers caught on 25 acres of alfalfa field. Total Tail H.Foot Males Total Tail H.Foot 10 1/16 2 13/16 1 5/16 9 11/16 3 3/16 1 4/16 10 7/16 3 1 4/16 10 1/16 3 1 2/16 10 3/16 2 15/16 1 3/16 9 15/16 2 7/16 1 3/16 9 9/16 2 3/16 1 2/16 10 11/16 2 11/16 1 3/16