8/14/25 and another species which was obviously the same No. 10323, which I found eaten up by ants. The traps that caught these two mice were about 75 feet apart. The ants had found the specimens in the traps but had not started to work. I got back from my trap line in time to go over to the swampy region with the other. There I found many signs of (Procyon lotor) and also many mice signs. Next week I expect to trap in that region. August 15, 1925 - Clear and windy; cool. No rain. As I was walking up the canyon today I saw a large male Nasua narica -- running down a slanting tree. I shot at him with No.5 shot for I was at close range. The first shot brought him to the ground with a slight growl and as he started off through the brush I pulled the trigger on the buck shot. This time she stopped with a louder growl. However I had to finish him with a .22 field. As well as I could observe at the time, he was solitary. The stomach content was mostly fruit (Warze) and some insects including one long horn beetle. The altitude at this place is about 900 ft. in a shady canyon. Large trees. I saw this animal about 9 A.M. As I was coming back down the canyon, about 11:30 A.M. at about