Oct 1932 1/2 mi. e. Meramonte, 3500 ft., Fresno Co. Calif. Dec. 18, 1937 and discovered when I reached the bottom of the next canyon to the north that the rabbit had fallen out of my hunting coat. Back- tracking availed little in such a region and after an hour's search I gave up all attempt to find the missing animal. The trap, set by this man I met on the ridge gesterday, I for Bobcat contained a Spickoak this morning. No more brush rabbits were seen between dawn & 10 a. m. when I ceased hunting. Found cut leaves and stems indicating that brush rabbits were eating C. cuneatus, Rhamnus crocea and Symphoricarpos albus. The bark of these plants was stripped in places. Twigs as large as 1/4 of an in. in diameter were cut off at an angle of 45° (→). In places these twigs (cut end remaining on bush) were 10 in. from the ground. Usually where rabbits fed there were deposits of urine and feces together on the snow. Single Evening Grosbeaks were heard calling as they flew high overhead twice this a. m. A number of Spotted Towhees were heard moving in the brush. Two Sapsuckers were seen high up in a Yellow Pine but I was unable to ap-