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The Mesquite Wilderness 105 



La Barca Cathedral, from our Hotel Window . . . . . 107 



Native Sail-boat on Lake Chapula ....... 108 



Palm Log Raft and Ferry near Chapala over the Rio Santiago . Ill 

 Mexican Fisherman . . . . . . . . .115 



White-fronted and Snow Geese 121 



Plaza at Tuxpan .......... 125 



Tuxpan Cathedral . . . . . . . . . .128 



Our Pack-train .......... 131 



Mexican Goshawk .......... 138 



Mexican Canyon Wren ......... 141 



Elegant Woodpecker . . ... • . . . .147 



Fork-tailed Hummingbird ........ 1.50 



A Goshawk near Camp ......... 151 



Derby Flycatcher .......... 155 



Iguana ............ 159 



The Barranca Cave 161 



Heliconia Butterflies ......... 169 



Our Fortified Camp ......... 172 



Long-tailed Blue Jay .175 



Roadrunner ........... 179 



Parrot-fruit Tree .......... 182 



Parrot Food 183 



Mourning Dove .......... 185 



Querulous Flycatcher ......... 187 



Least Flycatcher . . . . . . . . . .188 



Giraud Flycatcher 189 



View in the Barranca ......... 191 



Ant-tunnels on a Fig-tree ........ 193 



Benito 196 



Back View of Mexican Motmot 200 



Motmots^ Tails, Young Male and Adult Female .... 201 



Twin Peaks of Colima J olcano . • 204 



Ridgway Whip-poor-will ........ 217 



Ring-tailed Cat 219 



Nine-banded Armadillo . 227 



Broken Tail of Iguana ......... 233 



Daddy-long-legs mimicking Moss ....... 239 



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