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rodents. Judging from their nocturnal yelping, coyotes were 

 abundant in the vicinity of Vallevista, ;is also around Cabezon. 

 One was seen from the train between Whitewater and Banning, 

 at noon. June 7. 



Vulpes macrotis arsipus Elliol 



Mohave Desert Kit Fox 



One specimen is in the Museum, obtained on the floor of the 

 desert close to Palm Springs, 450 feet. December 26, 1903. This 

 is ;m adult male. no. 7091 ; il resembles closely other examples 

 from the Mohave desert and Colorado River valley. Il measures: 

 length Toil mm., tail vertebrae 287, hind foot 123, ear from 

 inner base I in dried skin 72. 



Urocyon cinereoargenteus californicus Mearns 

 California Gray Pox 



Urocyon cinereoargenteus scotti Mearns 

 Arizona Gray Fox 



Foxes proved to he numerous in the San Jacinto region. 

 While this carnivore undoubtedly ranged all over the mountains 

 from the Lowest to the highesl altitudes, our experience pointed 

 towards the center of its abundance being in the Upper Sonoran 

 chaparral association. 



The following facts in regard to food were obtained. The 

 stomach of ;i fox trapped in Palm Canon, dime It'., contained 

 some juniper berries and fragments of juniper twins, a number 

 of pieces of skill and hones of lizards, and some rabbit hair. 

 All through the Pifion Pla1 and Upper Palm ('anon region, 

 feces of foxes were plentifully observed, ami consisted largely 

 of the hard seeds of the California juniper. The fruit of this 

 shrub thus appeared to form an important proportion of foxes' 

 food. 



Fifteen specimens of the gray fox were secured as follows. 

 adults unless otherwise specified: Schain's Ranch, 4900 feet, 

 female, no. 2708 skull only); Tahquitz Valley, 8000 feet. July 

 23, male. no. 2328 (both skin and skull although catalogued are 



