J. Rodgers -1942 Eumeeza skiltoniana Sept. 15 (cont.) Mrs. Vert, Zool., Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. Temp. inside nest: 43°; above ground 33° - 1:10 pm. The eggs in nest no. 8 are dirty; egg no. III, very dirty. I took it out and tried to wipe the dirt off, but with no success; so I washed it off. I left that section open for about 10 min. it dried some. Egg no. III was returned, and 5 min after the cover was put back on, the temperatures were: "inside nest = 40°; outside 33° - 1:30 pm. """" 44°; """" 32° - 2:30 pm. The egg in nest no. 2 disappeared. I killed the parent, WWD 3115, and found the egg in her gut stomach. The stomach also contained 3 large meal worms. I have not put any meal worms in the cage for at least four days, so that makes the supposition that the skink was starving, ate the eggs, then found the meal worms seem improbably correct. If I had just put some in the cage (after a long period during which I had not put any in) it might seem like a plausible supposition. The most likely explanation seems to be that the egg was eaten because it was spoiling. This is supported by the fact that the egg was observed to have shriveled yesterday (Sept. 14) and the fact that the parent of nest no. 5 ate the egg that didn't hatch (Aug. 37, Aug 17). The egg contained an embryo that was still about 5 mm. shorter (on it's vent) than one that would be ready to hatch. The embryo was partly spoiled, and fell apart in the pelvic