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worked down the bluff to her lair (see 
fig 79). After circling for about ten min- 
utes without locating the trail the dogs 
winded the lair and soon located it. The 
mother lion was in the lair with the three 
kittens. 
‘After some difficulty I succeeded in 
shooting the mother lion in her lair and 
then captured the three kittens which 
were about ten days old, I should judge. 
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January, 1916, great numbers of quail 
died in Modoc County, either from lack of 
food or lack of shelter. Ranger Snelling 
placed large quantities of wheat near all 
the warm springs in Pitt River Canyon 
where the snow had fallen to a depth of 
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Fig. 80. Diagram showing location mountain lion lair and route followed by hunter and lion. 
The lair was about six feet long and 
two feet w'de. The nest was bedded with 
pine needles, probably carried in the den 
by wood rats for their nests at some time. 
There was also a small opening, perhaps 
eight inches in diameter, through which 
the sun would shine on the kittens in the 
nest.—JAY C. BRUCE. 
Fig. 81. 
by J. C. Bruce near Wawona, Califor- 
Mountain lion kitten captured 
nia, on April 27, 1918. 
Photograph by 
Jay.C. Bruce. 
ing the food set for them, would seek 
shelter under roots and brush and even in 
the holes of small animals, where they 
very often died during the night. The 
snow would become so packed that the 
birds were unable to come out of their 
resting places and would be smothered. 
Consequently, it was seen that not only 
food, but also shelter must be provided 
for the quail during heavy storms. The 
numbers of birds dwindled from three 
hundred and fifty first seen at the feeding 
places, to nineteen, the number finally 
captured with traps. The captured birds 
were fed and kept in a warm place for 
about a month when they were given their 
liberty. These quail returned again and 
again to the old feeding places.— 
G. W. CouRTRIGHT. 
AN EMPEROR GOOSE TAKEN IN 
GLENN COUNTY. 
On Sunday, December 2, 1917, I saw in 
a string of ducks killed by a Los Banos 
hunter a fulvous tree-duck. I believe 
