Pages That Mention Lassen
1925: Joseph Grinnell's field notes
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General Index (for specific localities, see page headings)
San Diego, Calif. Sections 1,3
Lassen Section, Calif. Section 2
Lower California, Mexico Section 3
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Collector: Grinnell - 1925 Location: San Diego Date: March 3, 1925 Page Number: 2455
Notes on specimens in Museum of San Diego Society of Natural History:
Vulpes macrotis [male symbol], stuffed skin, exceedingly faded; #116, orig no. 550, Frank Stephens; April 19, 1889; "San Jacinto Plains, near Moreno, Cal."; 772-282-116; "topotype". Pale sandy yellow, above and below; ears, feet, legs, and tail the same save for brown (faded black) tip of tail; overhairs of back frizzled at ends. Mustella vison energumenos #10 (no 2336, F. Stephens); Robbins Creek, 4600 ft. alt., "Lassen Co., Cal." Wt. 22 oz.; 508-181-50; female, suckling young, mammae 3/3 = 6; July 3, 1894. Of dark "energumenos" type - stuffed skin. Vulpes macrotis female ju., small young, "445-165"; April 19, 1889; #551 Frank Stephens (same locality as above). This should be borrowed for description. [Stuffed skin.] Bassariscus astutus raptor female, "two foetesus, small"; #5 (= 2313, Frank Stephens); "Eel River Bridge, Mendocino Co. Cal." May 16, 1894. 695-343-66. Procyon ps. pallida female #954 (2894 F. Stephens); New River Colorado Desert, Cal. Jan. 8, 1894. 820 - 311 - 130, "ear from crown" 66. Procyon ps. pallida female° #1 (= 3412, F. Stephens); New River, Colorado Desert, Cal.; "25 Nov 1906." 500 - 191 - 98 - 53. Only about 1/4 grown! I noticed quite a number of mammals collected by Stephens in the "Lassen section", some of which might provide useful information, after our own fieldwork there is done.
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Lassen Section, Calif. (in Tehama Co.) June 11-Aug. 4, 1925 pp. 2458-2544 Nos. 6259-6377
Specimens collected belong to accession #2398, and are included in Mammal Catalog #34677-34954 Bird Catalog #45187-45335 Rept. and Amp. Catalog #9999-10060 Nests & Eggs Catalog #2002, 2003
For map of route see published report.
Vertebrate Natural History of Lassen Peak Region by Joseph Grinnell, Joseph Dixon, and Jean M. Linsdale Univ. Calif. Press, Berkeley, 1924
map = fig. 2, off page 2