14 feathers. Jan, 18, 1934. Jap Ranch, 500+ ft. Colorado R., 14 mi. S.E. Searchlight, Clark Co., Nev. 21. (cont.) sandwichensis). At my last trap, near a mes- quite tree, at the upper edge of that association, I found a badger (Taxidea taxus) in one of my no. 3 traps. It had dug a hole about one foot deep, by 3 ft. in diameter. Not wishing to shoot it with the shotgun, because of possible damage to the skin, I went on to camp. There I improvised a spear by affixing my scalpel to a broom handle. I returned to the badger with Mr. Hatfield and ob- served its reactions to human presence. As it was approached, it crouched low in the excavation, appar- ently trying to hide. When disturbed, it became belligerent and emitted hissing snarls. I stabbed it in the heart and it quickly died. After my return to camp, I cared for the skin and skull. I then visited my traps up through the creosote brush and in the washes at the edge of the mesa. As I returned, I found an antelope ground squirrel (Ammoperomophilus leucurus) in a trap in the creosote brush, where a quail had been used for bait. It had eaten some of the quail before springing the trap. I made tentative arrangements with Mr. Thomas for the rent of a saddle horse for the following day. I cooked dinner, washed dishes and wrote notes.