A. Feathers. Jan. 15, 1934. Jap. Ranch, 500+ ft., Colorado R., 14 mi. S.E. Searchlight, Clark Co., Nev. (cont.) had become entangled. The trail was easily followed. Within one hundred yards I found a coyote (Canis latrans) with the traps say caught firmly in a mesquite. I shot it quickly and at close range with the .410; not wishing to have the bob-cat episode repeated. I carried the coyote and the fox to camp and put up the hermit thrush (Hylocichla guttata) and skinned the fox. Hatfield and I were sitting down to dinner, when Dr. Benson and Fitch drove up. We all unloaded the truck and then had our dinner. After the meal Benson located some bats in one of the outbuildings. We were actively engaged in capturing them for some time. Eleven specimens of leaf-nosed bats (Mastus californicus) were secured. One was kept alive. Notes finished the evening. Jan. 16, 1934. Breakfast and dishes kept me occupied for the early morning hours. Then Dr. Benson and I visited my traps. Hogs had sprung two traps and eaten the baits. In another, a road-runner (Geococcyx) had been caught and it in turn had been eaten from the trap. All traps were re-set and baited. We then went to the Updyke Ranch for