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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). 



li No. 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). 



"No. 6. — Same place; stomach full, mostly greenstuff; 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, between 9.15 a. m. and 

 1 p. m. 



u 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. 



"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?). 



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

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

 cutworm. 



" 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. 



"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. 



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

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



