J. Rogers Caliente Creek Wash, 12 mi. E. Bakersfield, Kern Co., Calif. June 12, 1938 1387 Citrusophis catenifer Cedar Canyon, 5000 ft., Providence Mts., San Bernardino Co., Calif. June 4, 1938 1388 Sceloporus magister directly into 75% alc. Sept. 2, 1938 Mus. Vert. Zool., Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Cali. Some of the specimens between 1940 and 1938 (inclusive) are marked "directly into 75% alc." These specimens were injected with 95% alcohol and put into 75% alcohol in the field. This was changed 1 to 4 weeks later in the laboratory. At which time, and again now, I noticed that some were soft (as if spoiling) and the lot as a whole smelled slightly spoiled. I believe the smell was caused by a few spoiled ones (the ones noted to be softest), and there were all females that were full of eggs. None of the spoiling shows from the outside, which suggests that it was due to lowering of the concentration of the 95% alcohol, which was injected into the animals, by the large volume of water in the large bulk of eggs (nearly ready to hatch) which were in some of the specimens.