Aug 11, 1953 Canensis. A Thalurania brought in yesterday had eaten a Smilisia lundini. Another Thalurania tabes earlier had eaten a Pteronola fodina, our first record for this frog. Aug 12, 1950 Today we hiked to Cienegitas, an area of springs & small marshy area, about three miles NNW of the ranch house. We were guided there by Roy's son, Clayton. The little monster set a great pace. This hot and humid weather is not very good for hiking, although it didn't bother the kid. Cienegitas is at the edge of the oak belt; oak covers the surrounding hill- sides. There are hundreds of palms and many cypress, all in all the vegetation is quite lush. The palm fronds are utilized as roosting places by bats. The total number of bats roosting in this vicinity must be immense for the number of bats which can be shaken out of any one palm is remarkable. We encountered two skinks, one of which was captured. Tom found the first under a piece of bark fallen from a dead oak. We chased it around for