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rodents. Judging' from their nocturnal yelping, coyotes were 

 abundant in the vicinity of Vallevista, as also around Cabezon. 

 One was seen from the train between Whitewater and Banning, 

 at noon, June 7. 



Vulpes macrotis arsipus Elliot 

 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 an adult male, no. 7091 ; it resembles closely other examples 

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

 length 750 mm., tail vertebrae '287. hind foot 123. ear from 

 inner base (in dried skin) 72. 



Urocyon cinereoargenteus californicus Mearns 



California Gray Fox 



Urocyon cinereoargenteus scotti Mearns 

 Arizona Cray Fox 



Foxes proved to lie numerous in the San Jacinto region. 

 While this carnivore undoubtedly ranged all over the mountains 

 from the lowest to the highest 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 a fox trapped in Palm Cation, June 16, contained 

 some juniper berries and fragments of juniper twigs, a number 

 of pieces of skin and bones of lizards, and some rabbit hair. 

 All through the Pifion Flat and Upper Palm Canon region, 

 feces of i'oxes were plentifully observed, and consisted largely 

 "I' 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 



