W. Rainer 1953 Journal 26 June Mexico: Chihuahua in some scrappy pine sole forest a Pithephus taken in adobe ruin, several Sceloporus on walls and in wall crevices and 2 young on hillside. Brown toothed, mockingbirds, blue birds, rufous-crowned sparrows and robins present. Poor wills calling from adjacent hills. 27 June Near midmorning broke camp to drive back to Chihuahua City and hence to Hidalgo del Parral. On reaching Parral were invited to spend night W. (and Mary Bryan) with Mr. Bruce Bryan an electrician for Amer. Smelting and Refining Co., Colonia Prieta, Parral, Chihuahua (P.O. address — Apt. 85, Parral, Chil.) At their residence Zweifel captured one B. punctatus, an unusually pink one. 28 June The entire day spent in driving over rough dirt roads to a point 7mi. SW El Vargel (≈ Baquita on World Aeronautical Chart) or 12 km by road from El Vargel. This is same road which leads to Rio Verde and Guadalupe y Calvo. Camp made in abandoned road workers sheds in arroyo with small stream. Surrounding hills covered with open pine forest. Occasional jumpers (?) are present. 29 June During morning examined stream up canyon from camp. Captured B. pipiens, Bufo sp.; larvae of both plus a Scaphiopus larva, Ambystoma larvae and 3 kinds of fish.