Hoffmeister 1942 Itinerary June 25 (cont.) 5 mi. W, 4 mi. N Benton, 6800 ft., Mono Co., Calif. of the car revealed their movement across the road. They moved slowly and were prone to stop and allow the car to pass rather than to rapidly move off, out of the way. We returned by car up this road and collected 2 more spadefoot toads. 75 mouse traps set among the pioxna (and junipers) (2) and rocks caught 1 young Peromyscus truei, 4 (2ad, 2yg) P. crinitus, and 20 P. maniculatus. Shot 1 Citellus lateralis from the top of a 25 foot rock where it was perched much as a Citellus beckeyi often does, surveying the territory for intruders. In hunting along the creek in the canyon bottom, I saw 4 cottontails (shot 1 which seemed exceedingly sluggish and did not save). The ears of these cottontails are black, inside and outside, with small, black fleas. There are scores on each ear. Birds seen or heard near the creek were: Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Flicker, Warbling Vireo, Western Kingbird. At 70 mi. below (north) of Sease Ranch, I saw a California Jay moving across the Artemisia and Chrysothamnus towards the creek. June26 Broke camp at 1mi. W Benton early this morning. Drove via Mono Mills to LeeVining. Along the edge of Mono Lake I noted numerous Citellus beldingi along the highway. We continued north, via highway 395, toward Carson City. 1 mi. S Holbrook, Douglas Co., Nevada,