Feathers Jan. 18, 1934. Jap. Ranch, 500 ft., Colorado R., 14 mi. H. E. Searchlight, Clark Co., Nev. Taxidea taxus. A badger was caught at the upper edge of the mesquite association. The trap had been set at the edge of a mesquite tree and baited with Dipodomys bodies. The badger's stomach was full of the bait that had been used. It seemed probable that some of the bait had been eaten after the badger was caught. The only sound it uttered was a hissing snarl, when mola ted.