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holes. The spermophile makes holes running into the ground sidewise in many cases. 

I get spermophiles in traps left out all day almost every day. 

I forgot to mention that the morning of the 11th inst I got 3 small 5 toed rats & 3 4 toed or Dipodomys. 

The form of Heteromys found first at La Parada and afterward at Ahualulco & this place is not believed in Washington to be what E.W.N. thought. We went to La Parada expressly to get a species of Heteromys described from La Parad[a]], Mexico, & thought we had struck the type locality but have since learned that another Hda, in Durango is also called La Parada. 

They say in W. that they think this is not the place although nothing more is none [[known][] of the type locality other than that it is La Parada. Mex. 

This form is undoubtedly much larger than anything before taken. 

The first one were taken at the mouth of the Armeria rio. Colima, & were as Con. before last Conf.