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were well filled with masticated moss and lichens. The female con- 

 tained four small embryos, Anderson (Allen, loc. cit.) in 1902 col- 

 lected young squirrels "one-fourth to one-half grown" at the same 

 place on July 31. 



When we were at Glenora two acquaintances who were camped 

 nearby made a trip to the summit of Glenora Mountain, which rises 

 just north of the town. They reported an abundance of ground 

 squirrels on the slopes above the timber. We kept a careful lookout 

 for the species on the mountains above Doch-da-on Creek where the 

 surroundings were apparently ideal, but saw none of the animals nor 

 any burrows or other certain sign of their presence. 



Eutamias borealis caniceps Osgood. Gray-headed Chipmunk 



Of general distribution in the region about Telegraph Creek and 

 Glenora; not abundant but apt to be encountered anywhere in the 

 lowlands. At Doch-da-on Creek chipmunks were noticeably less abun- 

 dant, and the species was not seen at all farther down the river. While 

 apparently mostly at low altitudes, chipmunks were sometimes found 

 well up the mountain sides. On July 11 one was seen at timber line 

 (about 3000 feet) above Doch-da-on Creek. 



Dandelions were a favorite food. Toward the end of June and in 

 July these were going to seed, and chipmunks were constantly seen 

 stripping the fluffy heads. Individuals had certain favorite spots for 

 eating, and at such places there were heaps of dandelion fuzz and 

 parts of the blossoms. 



Twenty-eight specimens were collected (nos. 30946-30973), as fol- 

 lows : Telegraph Creek, fifteen adults ; Glenora, five adults ; Doch-da-on 

 Creek, two adults and six young. 



The chipmunk of the Telegraph Creek region was identified as 

 Eutamias cawiceps by Allen (1903, p. 533). Preble (1908, p. 169) 

 considers caniceps as a subspecies of Eutamias boreaUs, and I am here 

 following his opinion. No topotypes of caniceps nor any examples of 

 borealis have been available for comparison. 



Sciurus hudsonicus hudsonicus (Brxleben). Nprthern Red Squirrel 

 Sciurus hudsonicus picatus Swarth. Northwest Coast Red Squirrel 



Red squirrels were not abundant at any point visited by us in the 

 upper Stikine Valley, though seen in small numbers almost everywhere. 

 About Telegraph Creek and Glenora from five to ten individuals might 



