17G NOTES OX CAl.irOK.MA AMMAl.S 



Arvicola riparius (Onl). Comutvn JmcrictiH Meuiloir Moiim: 



Fouiuliii abuiiilaiice in timotiiy nu'adowsat tho baso oi Mount Shasta, 

 ami probably eiiiially uumeious iu siiitablo loiMliiir.s ilmnijilioiU the 

 ivgiou. 



Maaeaiu 

 tvsis- 



144*4 

 14490 

 144^0 

 144<^; 

 144*7 

 144j^ 

 144sS 



Col- 

 lector') 

 No. 



Localitv. 



19 I SiskivouCouutv, Cttlifomuk. 



20 «lo .' 



21 ' do 



22 do 



23 do 



24 do 



23 1 do 



iueu». 



Hesperomys leucopus (,Le ConU'\ White-fooUti Mow^c. 



Probably the most abundant and regularly distributed ot" all the 

 Mnrhhr of the reiiiou, having: been met with from the open plains high 

 up iiito the pine-eovered mouataius. At one of our camps iu Lasseu 

 Couuty we were literally besieged by Mice of this species. They would 

 enter the cabin at all hours of the day aud feed upou crumbs strewu 

 upon table aud tloor, while their noisy foraging among our provision 

 bo:ses by uight was a source of real annoyance. 



Hesperomys leucopas sonoriensis »,Le Coute). 



Fort Crook. Feilner's collection. 

 Neotoma cinerea ^.OriD. BHshii-iailed Wood Hat. 



The AVood Eat is regularly distributed throughout the foothills and 

 mountains, aud its bulky nest, resembling a large brush pile, is one of 

 the common objects to the hunter of the region. I have frequently 

 found a dozen in a single day's tramp, being situated for the most part 

 in brushy tracts or secluded ravines. Sometimes they are built among 

 bushes or against fallen tree trunks app.irently for support, as the 

 structures are often 5 feet high. _ Wood Rats steal all sorts of light port- 



