J. Rodgers 124 Cedar Canyon, 5000 ft, Providence Mts., San Bernardino Co., Calif. May 26, 1938 of the sand under the drifts made me think that it might pay to work over the top soil in that area, so I proceeded to do so. I worked it over with a trowel, sleeper where there were holes to follow, and shoveller where the ground was hard, averaging about 10 inches deep. All I found was beetles and larvae. This evening at 6:10, Dave Johnston came in to camp and reported having seen 2 skinks, both green and one with a red head, run under a brush about 1/3 mile up the canyon. He had marked the brush so I could find it to- morrow morning. May 27, 1938 This morning, Dave Johnson showed me the brush under which the skinks had run, and I decided to dig it out. I started by digging a trench about 10 inches deep around the bush. The purpose of this trench was to slow down and possibly prevent the escape of any lizards that might be forced out of the brush by my digging. I then cut most of the top off of the brush, and deepened and widened the trench to about 2 feet wide and 2 feet deep. However, while I was cutting the bush, and before I had widened the trench, a large Cnemidophorus ran out. When it hit the trench, it started