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at Vera Cruz, July 9. The skv was cloudless, and vegetation showed all 

 signs of prolonged drought. During the day the breeze from the sea 



was refreshing, but each even- 

 ing this died away leaving the 

 night hot and uncomfortable. 

 After two days at Vera Cruz, I 

 went south on the Vera Cruz 

 al Isthmo Railroad, passing 

 alternately through savannas 

 of mesquite and palms and 

 extensive, beautiful jungles. 

 Leaving the train at the Santa 

 Rosa flag station on the Isth- 

 mus of Tehuantepec, an hour's 

 ride brought me to the rul)ber 

 plantation La Buena Ventura, 

 where it was my good fortune 

 to experience for ten days the 

 hospitality of ]\L-. J. C. Harvey, 

 one of the owners. ^Ir. Harvey 

 has extensive knowledge of 

 tropical plant and animal life 

 and is a specialist on palms and orchids. His house is surrounded by a 

 veritable botanical garden of trees and other plants from all parts of the 

 world, while the plantation itself is picturesquely shut in by the jungle. 



TRAP-DOOR SPIDER CHORIZOPS LORI CATU S. 

 But <ine other 8i)eciinen is known. 



TRAP-DOOR SPIDER, CHORIZOPS LORICATUS 

 Side view. 



Knlaiireil. 



End of abdomen, used 

 as the "trap-door." 



Judging from foot-prints, the locality was a good one for himting 

 jaguar, tapir, wild swine and deer, but I was intent on smaller game. 

 In the depth of the jimgle, there is little life on the ground. Along the 



