1939 General Notes Jan.2 Hecker Pass, 1000 ft., 9 mi. W and 2 1/2 mi. N Gilroy, Santa Clara Co., Calif. Passing through Watsonville took the Hecker Pass road and over the pass to the E side of the range. The above site is in a canyon where there is a slight widening of the floor. Both slopes are heavily wooded with Sequoia. The south side of the Canyon is very damp and dark, there are good stands of tan oak here as well as redwoods. Collecting is excellent for ensatina. Other Salamanders are somewhat scarce except for Batrachoseps. The creek is messy, no frogs in it that I could find. Jan.2 Presidio, Monterey, Monterey Co., Calif. Returned from Hecker Pass to Watsonville hence S to Monterey. Obtained permission to collect beneath officers houses from the officers t themselves. All basements have been recently cleaned out, consequently collecting was poor. The ground beneath the houses is sandy and perennially damp. If cover were available large populations of Aneide could be supported here. Jan.2 B 1 mi. N.W Big Sur, Monterey Co., Calif. Headed South along the Camel road to Pt. Lobos, where we lunched. A man had just been washed off bird rocks by the huge sea and was being rescued. He was believed dead. Headed S to Big Sur River. And up the river to the