Sullor 1949 Sceloporus occidentalis -2- Aug 27 3 1/2 mi. N Willow Creek, 2200 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. A second lizard, taken in leaf litter under Black Oak. Open ground except for leaves and scattered Bracken Fern, some Poison Oak and 1 foot Tan Oaks. It ran for shelter under a fallen limb, from which it was shot. The sun is still on this exposure (2:25 p.m.) Aug 31 2 1/2 mi. N Willow Creek, 500 ft. Humboldt Co., Calif. 1 quite dark and rugged looking individual taken under a Marganita Bush at 12 noon today, while the sun was beating down, with a great deal of heat. Yesterday and the day before I saw these animals crossing sandy areas along the Trinity River where the sand was so hot that I could feel it through my tennis shoes. Sept 7 Red Mtn., 5300 ft., 14 mi S Hayfork, Trinity Co., Calif. Collected one on the ridge N of Red Mtn under a forest canopy of straight Jeffrey Pine. The animal was under a Ceanothus clevelandian when collected, and had been foraging in pine needle litter either in the open or under young 5 foot high Jeffrey Pines. Time 1:55 p.m. - the sun has been in and out from behind clouds for the last hour, and it is dripping a little at the moment. The temperature is about 83 F. on the ground.