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 tainous districts. Pine Squirrel – they say found higher up in tall slender trees tapering gradually toward the top, not down among the rock pines etc. Doubtless mean spruces and firs, which is accurate, though they do occur sparsely in pines below spruce belt in winter. Ground squirrel – good to eat, found all over cliffs in canyon and everywhere. Shed in April or may, hair begins to thicken in July – clearly a mistake. Don't use hair or skin. Now gets "nice hair, fix up for winter". Does great damage to fruit and gets into their food. Live about rocks, in holes not in trees, but climb trees. Deermouse – distinguished adult and nearly grown young # 22-23, but thought the bluish gray specimens were male and those with more reddish tinge female. Did not of course correctly distinguish sexes by color. Get young in Spring at same time as horse and cows. Same with squirrels. Gives young milk. Woodrat – blue gray like deer mouse above, white below, tail round and short haired. Gather piñon nuts in nest for winter. Jumping mice(probably pocket mouse) – yellowish above, white below, Long hind limbs, short forelegs, smaller than deermouse. Also one about size of chipmunk.