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eastward to the Bayano River. Savannas also occur in the valley of 

 the Chagres River, east of the Canal Zone. Some mammals and 

 birds are not very definitely assignable to either area, as they find 

 their most congenial habitat along the forest borders where they 

 seek food in the open spaces and retire to the woodland for shelter. 

 The savannas are now devoted largely to stock raising and during 

 the dry season large parts of their surface are swept by fire which 

 destroys much of the smaller animal life. Some of the hawks are 

 said to have learned to patrol the fire lines, ready to pounce upon 

 small rodents and other creatures attempting to escape. While view- 

 ing the smoking plains from a vantage point on Cerro Azul, one of 

 my native packers told me that a large hawk is locally known as 

 " bebe-humo " (literally, "drink smoke") from its habit of flying 

 close to the fire. 



Mammals of Savanna Area and Semi-forested Savanna Borders 



Marmosa inexicana savannarum, Savanna 

 Marmosa. 



Philander laniger pallidus, Pale Woolly 

 Opossum. 



Odocoileus chiriquensis, Chiriqui White- 

 tailed Deer. 



Zygodontomys cherriei chei riei, Cherrie's 

 Cane Rat. 



Orysomys tectus tectus, Bugaba Rice Rat. 



Orysomys fulvescens costaricensis, Costa 

 Rican Pygmy Rice Rat. 



Orysomys caliginosus chrysomelas, Costa 



Rican Dusky Rice Rat. 

 Macrogeomys pansa, Bugaba Pocket Gopher. 

 Liotnys adspersus, Peters' Spiny Pocket 



Mouse. 

 Sciurus variegatoides helveolus, Canal Zone 



Squirrel. 

 Sciurus variegatoides melania, Costa Rican 



Black Squirrel. 

 Sylvilagus gabbi consobrinus, Savanna 



Rabbit. 



Birds of Savanna Area and Semi-forested Savanna Borders 



Rupornis ruficauda, Rufous-tailed Hawk. 

 Crotophaga siilcirostris, Groove-billed Ani. 

 Pheugopedius hyperythrus, Tawny-bellied 



Wren. 

 Anthus parvus, Panama Pipit. 

 Sturnella tnagna inexspectata, Central 



American Meadow Lark. 



Leistes militaris, Cayenne Red-breasted 

 Blackbird. 



Amtnodramus savannarum obscurus, Mina- 

 titlan Sparrow. 



Sporophila minuta minuta. Minute Seed- 

 eater. 



Plants of Savanna Area and Semi-forested Savanna Borders 



Andropogon bicornis. 

 Andropogon condensatiis. 

 Andropogon fastigiatus. 

 Andropogon hirtiflorus. 

 Andropogon leucostachyus. 

 Andropogon tener. 

 Axonopus compressus. 

 Axonopus marginatus. 

 Cymbopogon bracteatus. 

 Elionurus tripsacoides. 

 Paspalum gardnerianutn. 

 Paspahim hcterotrichon. 

 Paspalum tniniis. 

 Paspalum notatum. 

 Paspalum pilosum. 



Paspalum plicatulum. 

 Paspalum stellatum. 

 Sporobolus indicus. 

 Thrasya campylostachya. 

 Trachypogon montufari. 

 Bromelia pinguin. 

 Roupala complicata. 

 Xylopia grandiflora. 

 Chamtrcrista tagera. 

 Diphysa carthagenensis. 

 Indigofera pascuorum. 

 Indigofera suffruticosa. 

 Meibomia angustifolia. 

 Phaseolus gracilis. 

 Byrsonima cumingiana, Nanc^. 



