la Davis 1941. Monte Cristo Finca - Mt. Cacagnatique. Dec. 24, 1941. oaks, all the way to the top, are scraggly and of small size, not over 14" in diameter and the tallest barely reaching 30' in height. Numerous Sclerophrys, of the species above-mentioned, were seen all the way to the top. At about 3500' we saw two or three pines, probably Pinus oocarpa, and they increased in abundance up to about 4400', where they were mixed with the oaks, though not nearly so numerous. Stirt collected a bicolor lizard (Anolis) at 3700', and I collected a ring-necked snake at about 4200' (962) as it wriggled across the oak-leaf-strewn road. It was olive-brown above, with a fine black dorso-lateral stripe about half way between the mid-dorsal line and the gastrosteges. Underneath the anterior 1/3 were yellowish gray, the posterior 1/3 mottled with bright orange-red. Behind the head was a white ring. It resembled a young Diadophis annulatus. We arrived at the finca c. 2:00 p.m. The place is ours, including shower-bath, radio, etc. There is even someone to cook for us. The altitude of the main house, where we are staying, is 4600', on the north slope of Mt. Cacagnatique. The summit of this north slope is about 5100'. All most of the slopes for