J. Rodgers -1942 Eumeces skiltonianus July 25 Nest No.5 (cont.) (Found on grassy slope of west side of San Pablo Ridge about 100' from top) and the uphill side was being broken down with a pick. Breaking it down involved picking out the larger rocks, then picking down the remaining dirt and rocks. As I broke away some dirt and rocks a large skink ran out. I caught her and at the same time noticed some eggs (5). The eegs were partly covered by fine soil that had almost certainly sifted in while I was digging. The eggs were in such light soil that covered a rock floor. The layer being about 1/2" thick. They were lying at what was then (result of my picking) the mouth of a tunnel about 30mm in diameter that sloped up at about a 15° angle along a rock floor and rock wall on one side. The tunnel extended only 20cm. The large rock that, when removed, exposed the nest was within 10-30 mm of the eggs, and projected out of the ground about 30 mm on the uphill side and 300 mm on the downhillside. It was one of the 25 or 30 rocks that marked the outcrop and attracted me to the spot to start digging. The parts of the other rocks were from 15 to 35 cm. in diameter and projected 5 to 30 cm. above the surface. This outcrop was concealed by grass from an observer 50-100 feet away. A 50± gram sample