Kaye - 1933 9 mi. S, 6 mi. W, Chico; 100 ft., Butte Co., Calif. Sept. 15, 1933. Yesterday, Sept. 14, Ward Russell and myself left Berkeley, Calif., at about 6 P.M. We slept on the side of the road about two miles north of Woodland, Calif. The next morning, (today) we came by way of Marysville, Chico and Dayton, arriving here at about 11:00 A.M. Dr. Hall and Dr. Miller had arrived several hours earlier. We are located at the main headquarters of the Parrott Ranch. This is a ranch of 14,000 acres, and for at least 70 years it has been closed to the public so far as hunting and fishing are concerned. Consequently, the wild life here has been allowed to persist with- out the destructive influence of the huntsman. For more detail on the history of this ranch, see the notes of Dr. Hall. This afternoon Mr. Baber, the superintendent, showed us the ranch, and told us several things of zoological significance and interest. For instance, twice previous to 1918 (which is the date Mr. Baber first came here) the whole ranch, with the exception of certain