March, 1904. Mammals of Southern California — Elliot. 295 



Peromyscus lasius. 



Peromyscus lasius Elliot, Pub. Field Columb. Mus., in, 1904, 

 p. 265. 



32 Specimens: 17 Hannopee Canon, 3 Coal Kilns, Panamint 

 Mountains, 12 summit of the Inyo Mountains east of Lone Pine. 



"This species was first secured in the Panamint Mountains, 

 where it occurred from 6,000 to 10,000 feet, practically the 

 Coniferous Belt of the range. The seeds of the juniper formed 

 a large proportion of its food. In the willow growths about 

 springs it was especially common. On the Inyo Range it was 

 found on the summit down to about 8,000 feet, or the lower 

 limit of the limber pines." 



RHITHRODONTOMYS. 



Rhithrodontomys megalotis. 



Rhithrodontomys megalotis Baird, N. Am. Mamm., 1857, 

 p. 451. Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., 1901, p. 151. 



17 Specimens: 12 Lone Pine, 3 Fort Tejon, 1 Bailey's Ranch, 

 1 Mt. Pinos. 



"This Harvest Mouse was abundant in Owens River and the 

 creeks along the east slope of the Sierras. Also the meadows 

 and creek banks near Fort Tejon and the headwaters of Piru 

 Creek supported numbers of this species." It also was found 

 in Lockwood Valley on Mount Pinos. 



Rhithrodontomys longicaudus pallidus. 



Rhithrodontomys 1. pallidus Rhoads, Am. Nat., 1893, p. 835. 

 9 Specimens from Oro Grande. 



"The grassy meadows bordering the Mohave River near Oro 

 Grande were favorite places for this Harvest Mouse." 



NEOTOMA. 

 Neotoma fuscipes macrotis. 



Neotoma L macrotis Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 6th Ser., 

 xii, 1893, p. 234. Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., 1903, p. 234. 



1 Specimen from Whitewater. 



Of this example Mr. Heller states it was secured from a nest 

 in a clump of yuccas, and was apparently a stray individual 

 from the San Bernardino Mountains. It is an old female with 

 quite red pelage. 



