Field notes, v1360
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Hoffmeister 1929 Itinerary Aug. 9 5½ mi. N San Bernardino, 1750 ft., San Bernardino Co., Calif. Last night, drove north from San Bernardino on "E" street across Shandii Hills, continuing north to this locality which is at the base of the San Bernardino foothills and about ½ mile east of the mouth of Devil's Canyon. Set out 40 museum special traps in a habitat of wild mustard, Artemesia, and casti. Also a portion of the trap line ran along an area where tin cans had been dumped, and there was numerous sign of Citellus beecheyi in this area. The traps were placed in an east-west direction, 10 to 20 paces apart. Caught 2 Dipodomys agilis (♀♀) and 2 Peromyscus maniculatus (♂♀, ♂; lock juvenile). There was more sign of Dipodomys than the catch indicated. One Dipodomys was taken in a trap placed in a burrow I broke into while walking along. The other was taken under a bush about 3½ ft. high (genus unknown), which was rather isolated from thick brush. Both of the specimens were undergoing a molt. The weather was dry and warm. ½ mi. NE San Bernardino, 1100 ft., San Bernardino Co., Calif. Set 8 gopher traps at this locality (with the cooperation of Mr. Lewis Stones) which is the premises of the San Bernardino City