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strain is taken up again and again by different members 
of the pack, while, from a greater distance, the deep 
melancholy baying of the more wary lobo breaks in, to 
add to the discord, till the very leaves of the trees seem 
quivering to the inharmonious sounds. It is not true, as 
asserted by some, that the Coyotés howl only just after 
dark, and at daylight. Though they may be noisiest at 
these times, when the pack is gathering together for a 
night’s foraging, or dispersing again to their diurnal re- 
treats, I know that they give tongue at any time during 
the night. They are rarely, if ever, heard in the day- 
time, though frequently to be seen, at least in secluded 
regions. Ordinarily, however, they spend the day in 
quiet, out of the way places, among rocks, in thick 
copses, etċ., and seek their prey mainly by night, col- 
lecting for this purpose into packs, as already noticed. 
The Coyoté, although a carnivore, is a very indiscrim- 
inate feeder, and nothing seems to come amiss, which is 
capable of being chewed and swallowed. From the nature 
of the region it inhabits, it is often hard pressed for food, 
particularly in the winter season. Besides such live game 
as it can surprise and kill, or overpower by persevering 
pursuit and force of numbers, it feeds greedily upon all 
sorts of dead animal matter. To procure this, it resorts 
in great numbers to the vicinity of settlements, where 
offal is sure to be found, and surrounds the hunter’s camp 
at night. It is well known to follow for days in the trail - 
of a travelling party, and each morning, just after camp 
is broken, it rushes in to claim whatever eatable refuse 
may have been left behind. But it cannot always find a 
sufficiency of animal food, and is thus made frugivorous 
and herbivorous. Particularly in the fall, it feeds exten- 
sively upon “tunas,” which are the juicy, soft, scarlet 
