J. Rodgers -1942 36 Eumeces skiltonianus Aug 12 Mrs Vert Zool, Univ Cal, Berkeley, Calif. Ever since the young shinks and the parent of nest no. 6 have been in captivity, the young have been wandering to all corners of the cage. Although one or two of them have occasionally been found within two or three inches of the parents they have usually been scattered to more distant parts. They have been seen on top often and also under the edge of the lowest board. The parent has been quiet, has not moved about much and has not shown the young any attention that I have observed. One young (now 3420) was found dead in the nest cage this morning. The gut was found to contain a wad of dirt together with some yolk; the stomach contained dirt. Aug 15 Yesterday, we noted that the eggs in nest no. 5 were in a damper situation than where they were found, so opened up 1/4 of the cage exposing the eggs. During the night the female pulled them back under another part of the covering and filed dirt up so as to "seal" them in. They shrank some during the night. She may have been trying to get them in where they would be in more humid air and they may have dried too much as result of exposure to air even the soil was more moist than in situation where they were found.