Cloudland Deer Mouse Peromyscus tnanlculatus nithllcnae 



The home of this delightful creature is usually in 

 the woods where it may add to a deserted bird's nest, 

 making of it a large globular house of dried leaves, 

 grasses and vines, sometimes a considerable distance 

 above the ground. It frequently happens that a num- 

 ber will occupy the same nest. Rural dwellings and 

 barns are also utilized for home making. 



The deer mouse feeds upon seeds, nuts and 

 grains. Sometimes it stores large quantities of beech- 

 nuts, acorns, seeds and corn, for winter use. Summer 

 camps are invariably visited by the deer mouse and 

 cereals, flour, and sometimes hide shoestrings, are de- 

 stroyed by it. It is an excellent climber and runs about 

 over the branches of trees and shrubs. Some people call 

 it the wood mouse. 



This interesting creature is very prolific and the 

 female may have three or four litters of from three to 

 six young in a year. On one occasion the writer sur- 



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