J.Rodgers-1939 Itinerary etc April 8 Lathrop, San Joaquin Co., Hospital Canyon, San Joaquin Co., Mt Diablo, San Contra Costa Co. After bacon and eggs cooked over a can of burning alcohol I went into Lathrop. I hoped to find skinks like MVZ 3559, labeled H. C. Bryant 552, collected by him June 14, 1911 at Lathrop, Calif. I talked to half a dozen boys who could remember having seen Sceloporus and whiptails but no lizards resembling my description of the skink. I searched the district thoroughly for places to look for skinks but could find nothing to turn over but lumber piles in town. I turned several of them over but found only Sceloporus and Bufo (see catalog no. 1926-1948). The boys said that the nearest rocky country was Hospital Canyon about 11 or 12 mi. S. of Tracy so I went there about 10:00 am. There I collected one skink but not like the one Bryant got in 1911. I drove back to Mt Diablo and got another skink (no. 1948) in the same place I got one yesterday, the latched under many other rocks within 1 mi. of this. Arrived at L.S.B (MVZ.) Berkeley 4:45 pm.