Field notes, v672
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A. Feathers 20 mi. W Red Bluff, Tehama Co., Calif. 3. Dec. 1, 1933 (cont.) The coon was ousted from the hollow with difficulty, but was soon despatched The weather was cold and dry, and the specimen was very fat. 82. ♂ Oregon 865-290-130-60 Dec. 5, 1933. A coon was cold-trailed into a hollow tree by the hound, Bugle, about 4:00 A.M. It was forced from the hollow after the tree had been chopped into at the base, and then killed by the two hounds after a vicious fight. The den entrance was not over four feet from the ground, in a white oak tree. The coon was very fat. Stomach contents: Manzanita berries, exclusively. 83. ♀ Oregon 905-310-125-57 Dec. 18, 1933. The hound started on a hot track about 7:00 A.M. and soon "barked up" at a white oak tree. The den entrance was not over four feet from the ground, south slope, a few hundred feet above the bed of Red Bank Creek, one mile from the base camp. The hound