state of Washington. Townsend's chipmunk (Tamias townsendii), Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii), and Townsend's vole (Microtus townsendii) occur in the northwest of the United States and southwest of British Columbia. Townsend's pocket gopher (Thomomys townsendii) is found in southern Oregon, northern California, northern Nevada, and through the Snake River Valley in Idaho. Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) is found from southern British Columbia south through the western United States to southern Mexico. The whitetail jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) ranges through southern Canada and the western, central US through eastern California and Colorado. The Townsend's warbler and Townsend's solitaire are also named after Mr. Townsend. Townsend died of arsenic poisoning. He had developed a formula used in taxidermy preparations and arsenic was the "secret" ingredient. References Further reading Excursion to the Oregon by John Kirk Townsend Mearns, B. & R. John Kirk Townsend: Collector of Audubon’s Western Birds and Mammals (2007). 1809 births 1851 deaths American ornithologists Explorers of Oregon Scientists from Philadelphia Westtown School alumni Deaths from arsenic poisoning