anre. 41. 4 Monte Cristo Mine, 700', Dept. Morazan, El Salvador Dec. 2, 1941. Have been having trouble with an old operation. Consequently am sticking pretty close to camp. Caught 3 small brown-leaded lizards. They are the commonest reptile around here, and are to be found everywhere - in rocks, brush, on roads, about buildings, etc. Caught 2 Anolis, 1 on the ground and 1 from a tree. Also a brown skink from a rock-pile. Skinned a ? iguana brought in by the natives. Dec. 3, 1941. Feeling worse. Spent most of today in bed at camp. Some natives brought in a live ? Chos-saura. It was absolutely untouched. Capturing one of these alive is quite a feat, since they start making their escape when one approaches within 20 feet. Skinned this "garrobo". Later in the afternoon natives brought in a large colubrid snake called "sumadora", It measured 2543 mm. in length. Was feeling very bad by this time, so Hildebrand skinned it for me. Dec. 4 - Dec. 16, 1941. In hospital & convalescing in San Salvador. Returned to Monte Cristo with E.P. Thompson a.m. of Dec. 16.