age-1933 45 S side Thompson Canyon, 3900'- Walker Basin - Kern Co., Calif. Oct. 11, 1933. We are beginning to get a line on the reptiles here. We have collected several species of sceloporous, one rattle- snake, one garter snake, numerous brown shouldered lizards, and one good horned toad. Among the amphibians we have numerous hyla- and one large toad (bufo). I caught the rattlesnake in a hole in a low cliff about 300 yds. down- stream. To get it I had to shoot it, and had to do in such a way that its head and tail were ruined. It was 52 inches in length and therefore too large to preserve in toto. There are a very large number of lizards here, and a surprisingly large number of amphibians. The bird situation is well under way. We know pretty well what is here. Later just before we leave I'll make a complete list. However, there seem to be a lack of predacious birds. We have seen no buzzards and no crows, though we have seen and heard ravens. There are no red tails or any of the larger hawks- that is- we haven't seen them as yet; we have seen among the hawks, only the Cooper & sharp-shinned. Specimens for today are: