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Hullion
1949
Cotomias amoenus
-2-
Sept 10 Red Mtn, 5300 ft., 14 mi. S Hayfork Trinity Co. Calif.
tolerable. As soon as I drop into a mature
forest area down off the ridge they drop out,
or in a pure [illegible] chaparral they
also drop out. It is the edge between
these two elements, or where each is only
partly developed that they are found.
However, as I worked on up the barren ridges
of South Dubabella Mtn., and the forest
and chaparral became sparse, and rock more
dominant, these chipmunks completely
replaced the other species and in some places
became quite abundant.