13 Engler 1936 Smoke Cr., 3900 ft., 9 mi. E Calif. line, Washoe Co., Nev. July 9. A garter snake was taken near the cabin about 45 feet from the stream bed, in an open cornall covered with dry alfalfa. One of the kingbirds was prepared in the afternoon. Towards evening 10 rat traps were set along the stream bed about 50 feet apart & not over 25 feet from the water. July 10 It rained a little last night but not enough to soak the ground. The woodrats could be heard rustling in the bushes along the stream. W.C. Russell shot two with the aid of a flash light. On the morning of July 9, collected my rat traps. Two woodrats were taken. They were taken over 200 feet apart. One had struggled into the stream with the trap & drowned. Like the others taken in the cabin they were N. cinerea The morning was spent in preparing these two specimens & the remaining kingbird from the previous day. In the afternoon E.R. Hall, W.C. Russell, D.B. Smiley & I drove north to Buffalo meadows about 20 miles from camp. The first 2/3 of the trip was thru low,