Bull. 1091, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate V. 



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Fig. I. — Clearing About a Mound. 



A typica ."clearing about a mound of Dipodomys s. spectabilis, showing tlie autumnal denuda- 

 tion of the mound and surrounding areas in this instance about 30 feet in diameter. 



Fig. 2. — Mound and Runways. 



A small mound of Dipodomys s. spectabilis in early autiunn, showing runways radiating from 

 the den. Evidences of activity may be noted" in and about the surface of the mound. 



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