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Broke
1934
July 5 cont.
from the base of the hill were signs
of woodrat work one mouse trap
had been dragged to a crack between
rocks a distance of four feet. another
mouse trap contained a Nestomys
lepidus. A rat trap contained a
Perognathus formosus. Four more
of these pocketmice were in mouse
traps at various points on up
the hillside, and one was found
on top. Two Dipodomys microps
levisei were found near their
workings on flat benches on the
hillside and one was found well
back on the flat top of the hill.
One Reithrodonomys megaleotis was
in a trap near the base of the hill.
In a total of 33 traps set,
13 had specimens in them; 8 were
tripped. 4 had bait removed but
not tripped and 8 were untouched.
Earlier in the morning I
took a Peromyscus maniculatus
out of a trap 4 ft from my
bed.
The rest of the day until 3:30 PM spent
preparing skins. At 3:50 I went with
Dr. Hall to Yerington and got hunting