J. Rodgers -1940 Eumenes gilberti Feb. 1 Mrs Vert. Zool, Univ. Calif, Alameda Co., Calif. 979 seems unable to maneuver a mealworm into its mouth. It takes hold of them but can not work them in the head of Feb. 7 some of the big gilberts are getting distinctly brighter red. The last few days we have had sunny weather, and the skinks as well as the other lizards have been out more active. Feb.28 No.21 was found dead, and so badly decayed that I thought it best not worth saving. It has been discarded. Feb. 29 Yesterday my attention was drawn to the dead skink (No.21) by David Nichols telling me that he saw the two lizards fighting, then noting that one was dead. It looked as if the dead one had been chewed on. To-day at 3:40 p.m. I watched No. 1 swallow a piece of the tail of the dead no.21. The piece was about 7/8 inch long and about "4 inch in diameter. The piece was still soft and apparently in better shape than the rest of no.21, taken from the cage yesterday. Mar5 No.22 is extremely bright now. No.1 is contrastingly lacking in red; the head is only slightly brownish, and the tail is slightly yellowish. No 22 is light green with a bright red head. The red extends back over the neck, and even onto the shoulders in small flecks. I #22 took mealworms from