D.F. Hoffmeister 1939 of where he lives. The female apparently had pups for she was lactating and all the 6 mammary glands were greatly developed. She was a relatively fat specimen considering the condition, weighing 9 lbs., 2 oz. He said he had been poisoning gophers which were overrunning his place this year, and was of the opinion the fox may have gotten one or several poisoned gophers, which proved fatal to the fox. Howard Swining examined the stomach contents and said he found present: Citellus beecheyi, Microtus, and a few feathers of a small bird (possibly a fringillid). He did not determine quantities or give me any proportions.