O.F. Hoffmeister 1930 Strawberry Canyon, Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. gate along fence. Peromyscus in no. 9 was an adult ♂ and I was unable to get him out of the trap satisfactorily & punch his ear but attempting to do this accidentally pulled about 2 cm. of his tail. Kept him in a glass jar for about 20 minutes and when turned loose he got fairly badly squeezed but apparently seemed alright; jumped across roadway into underbrush in the general region of trap 8 (see sketch). The tail will suffice to mark this animal. Oct. 8 Last night set 11 live traps in the same locale as on the previous occasion and 5 snap traps opposite Poultry Experiment Station. In the live traps I caught 2 Peromyscus truei beneath the "board" (see sketch on previous page). One ♂ got away; other ♂ was marked with a clip taken out of left ear near top. However he had suffered considerably from exposure, [tried] to warm him up in my hands before laying him under some berry brushes} and do not think he will recover. 2 ectoparasites were seen. In the spot marked [symbol] on previous map a young Peromyscus californicus was caught in the live trap but turned loose. Although many of the traps were in the locality were the Peromyscus truei was taken Sept. 30 & suffered the broken tail, I