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U. Feather.
Colorado R., 1/2 N Nevada-Calif.
monument, Clark Co., Nev.
Jan. 29, 1934.
(cont.) After I returned to camp, Dr. Benson and
I left in the truck to interview Mr. Bradshaw
and see if he had saved any skulls for us.
He told us of a kit fox skull at his camp,
and a skunk in a trap near there. We drove
to his camp and got the skull, and later,
found and killed the skunk. Bradshaw
said he had left the skunk dying from a
blow with a rock the previous night. It was
still very much alive when we found it, and
survived 3 shots from the .22 aux. Benson
finally broke its back. We then drove back
to camp.
I skinned the skunk, cared for the skull
and took four traps to set out. I waded
across the slough to the marshy island
between our camp and the river, and set
the four traps in the willow association.
A dozen or more robins were seen in the
willows. I heard three horned owls before
the sun had set. A few coots were seen as
I returned to camp.
I cooked dinner and washed and wiped the
dishes.
The skunk and skull of Vulpes macrotis,
os. 105-106 were obtained, 2 mi. W Colorado
R., 6 mi. N Nevada-Calif. monument, Clark
Co., Nev.