J. Rogers - 1942 Eumeces skiltonianus (Cont.) Sept. 21 Mrs. Vert. Zool., Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. even been a little ahead of the others, but it was still short of being ready to hatch. None of them were alive. All were opened under water and carefully examined as they were opened, but there was no sign of heart beat or flow of blood; though they looked very fresh and in good condition. The males have the hemipenes everted. Sept. 22 Mrs. Vert. Zool., Univ. Calif., Berkeley - Account of trip? Sept. 20, to ridge SE of Bald Peak, Contra Costa Co., Calif. Harold Miller, Alice Kerr, Jean Kerr and I left Berkeley at 8:00 am. and arrived on the ridge at about 8:45. We collected 4 skinks, let one get away that was under a rock, and saw 4 others run down holes or cracks or under matted grass. Again, we are willing to conclude that there are many tan there more active individuals that appear to be, the judging from those found under rocks. Sept. 23 All E. skiltonianus taken before this date, including those kept in captivity have now been killed and preserved. In other words, I do not now have any live skinks of this species on hand. Oct. Sept. 11 Garth Murphy & I spent about two hours on Bald Peak. Oct. Sept. 18 My dad, Garth Murphy, Jacob Frenkel, and spent about two hours on Bald Peak Two hours. My dad and Garth got 3 each, Jacob got one and I got none. We spent about 1/3 of our time turning over rocks by hand and 2/3 digging rocks out with a pick. One skink was taken out from a rock turned