Nerdrichsen 1950 Journal Sept. 4 Black Rock Spring, 4,500 ft., San Bernardino Co., Calif. prepare specimens; collected Black Drosbeak, Rufous Hummer, and Black-chinned Sparrow in camp area. After supper went up road to hunt bats. Collected jackrabbit en route. While waiting for bats, saw what appeared to be a Batern, flying S. at about 300 ft. against a rather strong wind. Sept. 5 Indian Cove, 2000 ft., San Bernardino Co., Calif. Broke camp at Black Rock Springs at about 10:00 A.M., stopped in 29 Palma, and went to Indian Cove. On side road from Hwy leading to Indian Cove, about 1 mi. N of the picnic area, collected Gopher Tortoise. Animal's temp. = 36.0°C.; sand = 31.4°C. - 32.8°C. (fluctuating). Day overcast; spot shaded by clouds at this time. At Indian Cove Dr. Miller and I followed the wash up into the solid granite portion where it descends from the ridge to the perplain. In the lower portion of the wash we found numerous dried-up pools containing large numbers of dead tadpoles. I collected one tadpole, with legs, from the first pool encountered. In the solid granite portion of the stream bed at a a series of potholes containing clear