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grain, a little green stuff, and remains of at least one beetle (probably 

 carabid). Another gopher near this one was observed to pick grain 

 out of horse manure in the road. 



" No. 2. — Near No. 1. Stomach not very full; grain and grass; one 

 beetle (Chrysomela). 



" No. 3. — Near a little stream. Tall grass and weeds all around. A 

 young gopher, two-thirds grown; stomach half full of green stuff; re- 

 mains of one beetle (Harpalusf). 



u JSTo. 4. — By an old straw stack ; weeds, potatoes, and pasture near by. 

 Stomach very full, mostly grain and seeds; about one-third beetles 

 (carabid, and perhaps chrysomelid). 



" No. 5. — Also killed by the straw stack ; stomach full; more grass than 

 No. 4; one beetle (carabid). 



u No. 6. — SamepJace; stomach full, mostly green stuff; several beetles, 

 three pieces of skin of lepidopterous larvae, of which two seemed to be 

 cutworms. 



"No. 7. — Same place; stomach full; grain, grass, one cricket, two 

 beetles (chrysomelid and carabid). 



" The next four gophers were killed June 22, beWeen 9.15 a. m. and 

 1 p. m. 



" No. 8. — At edge of grass plat, 10 rods from cornfield. Cheeks full 

 of corn. Stomach full, two-thirds corn, rest insects; one beetle, one 

 cricket (?), about six cutworms. 



u No. 9. — At edge of creek. Stomach nearly empty; one lepidopter- 

 ous larva, not a cutworm; one or two beetles (Chrysomela)-, the rest 

 vegetable. 



" No. 10. — Same place (40 rods from cornfield). Stomach moderately 

 full of corn; one beetle (carabid?). 



u No. 11. — Same place. Stomach full; mostly insects, numerous 

 beetles (carabid and chrysomelid), one grasshopper, one larva, not 

 cutworm. 



u The remaining four were killed June 23, about noon. 



" No. 12. — At edge of timothy field, near millet, 30 rods from corn. 

 Stomach moderately full, half corn, a little grass, about four cut- 

 worms, two or three chrysomelid and as many carabid beetles, one 

 grasshopper. 



u No. 13. — On campus, grass all around. Stomach moderately full; 

 one-third grass, the rest insects. About eight lepidopterous larvae, of 

 which one or more were cutworms. 



" No. 14. — In raspberry patch. Stomach full, mostly corn and grain; 

 one grasshopper; three cutworms ; one carabid beetle. 



"No. 15. — In road not a great distance from cornfield. Stomach full ; 

 half full, corn; one beetle; three or four lepidopterous larvae, of which 

 two were cutworms. 



u Summing up the insects, we have nineteen or twenty cutworms, 

 eleven other lepidopterous larvae, three grasshoppers, and two crickets. 



