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aon de Juncof (2,240 meters), 10°32’ N., 72°54’ W., Magdalena, Colombia. 
In the Sierra Negra, on a hillside facing the Cerro Pintado (3,000 meters) from 
the north; about 7 kilometers southwest of the author’s camp in the Sierra 
Negra and a kilometer and a half east of Carriker’s base for ascending the 
Cerro Pintado. It is a small lake overgrown with rushes and completely dry 
during the dry season (Carriker). 
Las Marimondas* (1,000 meters, approximately), 10°52’ N., 72°43’ W., Magda- 
lena, Colombia. Farm in the Sierra de las Marimondas near the summit of 
the Sierra de Perij4 just south of the Montes de Oca. The locality is one of a 
few small coffee plantations in the drainage of the Rio Rancherfa. The 
mountain range here is low and narrow; its summits, which form the Colom- 
bia-Venezuelan boundary, range from 1,200 to 1,500 meters above sea level. 
Collecting was done on both sides at altitudes between 800 and 1,500 meters. 
Rain forest, from upper tropical to subtropical. 
Mamatocot (15 meters, approximately), 11°15’ N., 74°9’ W., Magdalena, Colom- 
bia. A village on the Manzanares, 4 miles east of Santa Marta. The area is 
one of low rocky hills and arid secrublands (Carriker). 
Mincat (600 meters, approximately), 11°12’ N., 74°4’ W., Magdalena, Colombia. 
A station on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta about 
14 miles from Santa Marta on the road to Cincinnati at the point where it 
crosses the Rio Gaira. It is in a zone between the arid scrublands of the low- 
lands and the humid mountain forest (Carriker). 
Mérida (1,641 meters), 8°36’ N., 71°9’ W., Mérida, Venezuela. In the Sierra de 
Mérida; the city is situated on a mesa between the Rio Chama and one of its 
tributaries, the Rio Albaregas. In the valleys conditions are tropical to sub- 
tropical but mountains rise abruptly on either side and temperate forests are 
accessible within a few hours’ travel. Bricefio Gabalddn, a dealer in natural- 
history specimens, resided in one of the numerous coffee plantations surround- 
ing the city. Most of the names of localities on the labels of his specimens 
are of these coffee plantations. 
Montes de Chama, Mérida, Venezuela. Forests on the slopes of the Rio Chama 
valley, near Mérida. The squirrels were taken between 1,600 and 1,700 
meters above sea level (Bricefio). 
Montes de la Culata, Mérida, Venezuela. La Culata is the northern range of the 
Sierra de Mérida, north of the city of Mérida. The squirrels sent by Briceiio 
came from the temperate zone forests (2,500 meters altitude), above the Rfo 
Chama. La Culata is also the name of a site 20 kilometers northeast of 
Mérida, altitude 4,487 meters, at the head of the Quebrada Mucujin. 
Montes de Escorial, Mérida, Venezuela. Forests on the mountains near Mérida. 
Squirrels taken at 2,500 meters altitude (Bricefio). 
Montes de la Sierra, Mérida, Venezuela. Refers to some wooded area, in the 
mountains near the city of Mérida. Squirrels recorded from 2,000 meters 
(Bricefio). 
Montes de Hechizera, Mérida, Venezuela. Wooded area near the city of Mérida. 
Squirrels taken at 2,000 meters (Bricefio). 
Nazaret (200 meters), 12°11’ N., 71°18’ W., Guajira, Colombia. A mission 
situated at the base of the isolated Serranfa de Macuire, at the tip of the 
Guajira Peninsula. The squirrel was taken by Wetmore and Carriker at an 
altitude of 800feet. The Serrania attains a maximum elevation of 822 meters. 
Norosi* (120 meters), 8°39’ N., 74°2’ W., Bolivar, Colombia. A village at the 
northern foot of the Central Andes on the edge of the Rio Magdalena swamp- 
lands. The forests here are broken by numerous pastures and small savan- 
nas. Collecting was done from the village itself, and from the site, ‘‘Candela,”’ 
altitude 99 meters, in the swampland on left bank of the Rio Norosi below 
the village. 
