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was to be found here. The weather was very cold and it was very cloudy. The cold may have driven the salamanders far into the ground. Not even a [[underline]] Batrachoseps [[/underline]] was seen. We met Klauber here and with him proceeded down the Banner Grade to the desert. At the Banner bridge [[insert]] in Sentenac Canyon [[/insert]] we stopped to look for [[underline]] Rana aurora draytonii [[/underline]] and [[underline]] Hylas [[/underline]] as well as lizards.  It was too cold for lizards, even tho here the sun was shining. Klauber said there were fish in the fine big creek at this point, but none were seen. We spent our time at the stream looking for Amphibians. Two were taken, one [[underline]] Hyla regilla [[/underline]] and one [[underline]] H. arenicolor [[/underline]], both small. Proceeding out into the desert through Sentenac Canyon + the narrows we struck north through the Borego (or Berega) Valley to the P.O. of Borego (Two small shacks) and on beyond and up another branch road to the mouth of Palm Canyon. Here we met the rest of Klauber's party, in 2 other cars + made camp.

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That night we went out on the desert to hunt [[underline]] Sonoras [[/underline]] + night lizards (Coleonyx) + perhaps Sidewinders.  It was too cold + windy, however + although I saw one lizard under a bush, which I couldn't get, no one got anything.  There being 8 of us altogether, this is indicative of the absence of animals.
36. Hyla regilla   Banner Bridge (Sentenac Canyon)
37 Hyla arenicolor [[dittos under Banner bridge Sentenac Canyon]][[/dittos]]

April 14, 1929, Sunday

We were away early from camp to go up Palm Canyon as far as the palms. All of us were armed with pistols or shotguns, for lizards. Klauber lent me one of a pair of unfired 9 mm. Winchester shotguns, single shot bolt action.  Kranzthor had the marble Gamu-Gutu [[?]].  The canyon is very rocky, with a clear cold stream, by which is our camp, well out of the canyon mouth. (Our campsite is, by the way, posted as "Rancho Borego")
As we proceeded upward, it got rockier +