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[[underlined]]Mammals[[/underlined]] - Palm Springs & San Jacinto Mts.

[[underlined]]Ovis nelsoni[[/underlined]] - Common along the lower slopes of the San Jacintos. tracks & horns seen

[[underlined]]Odocoileus [[space]][[/underlined]]. Deer tracks are numerous throughout Upper Sonoran zone in going up the mts. from Palm Springs.

[[underlined]]Citellus tereticandus[[/underlined]] - common in valley and along base of mts.

[[underlined]]Ammospermophilus leucurus [[/underlined]] - common in valley.

[[underlined]]Eutamias merriami[[/underlined]], Chipmunks were seen at 3000 and 5000 feet in Upper Sonoran zone.

[[underlined]] Neotoma [[space]] [[/underlined]] - Woodrat houses were common among rocks & in brushy places all through Upper Sonoran zone.

[[underlined]]Thomomys perpallidus[[/underlined]] - Gopher hills are common in the valley at Palm Springs.

[[underlined]]Thomomys nigricans?[[/underlined]] - Gopher hills were occasionally seen throughout Upper Sonoran.

[[underlined]]Dipodomys deserti[[/underlined]] - Common in valley

[[underlined]]Dipodomys simiblus[[/underlined]] - " " " [[dittos for Common in valley]]

[[underlined]]Lepus [[space]] [[/underlined]] - Signs of cottontails on mts.

[[underlined]]Scopaius [[space]] [[/underlined]] - Runways seen in Upper Sonoran.

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[[underlined]]Transition zone[[/underlined]] - begins on north slopes at 6000 feet and on south slopes at about 7000 [[strikethrough]],[[/strikethrough]] apparently. Tho I did not go above 6200. Pinus coulteri was the first species reached, but only a few outlying trees before the main edge of tall timber was reached - consisting of Pinus coulteri, ponderosa, and lambertiana. A few Abies concolor were seen on a steep slope. Quercus chrysolepis and another species of scaly barked oak began about 200 feet lower than the pines & I could not be sure whether they went with Transition [[strikethrough]] or l [[/strikethrough]] or Upper Sonoran.

The line between Upper Sonoran & Transition agrees perfectly at this point with Hall's zone map of the San Jacintos.