414 Henry Durnford’s last 
Ville station (called by the natives Frayle muerto) I noticed 
many (to me) new birds, green Parrakeets with long tails, 
some quite ornearly white Tenioptere, Gulls (I think Larus 
maculipennis ; of course not new), a large black-and-white 
Kingfisher, some Rhea americana, also some of the small pampa 
deer. About 4.30 we reach Villa Maria, the country from 
here to Cordova being flat and undulating alternately, but well 
wooded, the soil and pasture being the same as about Rosario. 
Shortly after leaving Villa Maria the Sierras come into view ; 
but they are not very striking from a distance, and appear 
like long flat ridges. At 9 p.m. we enter the holy city of 
Cordova, after a run of 2464 miles in 15 hours. ‘The city is 
in a valley on the banks of the Rio Primero. I make my 
way at once to the Hotel Central, where I get a very com- 
fortable room at moderate charges. 
May 17. At7am. I find myself at the Northern Ar- 
gentine Railway-station, and the train is soon in motion for 
Tucuman. The country at once becomes thickly wooded, 
the trees the same as in approaching Cordova. For the first 
twelve miles we traverse an undulating pampa; and then the 
ground is more uneven, and well-rounded hills are seen on 
all sides. The Sierras to the west appear something like 
Welsh mountains. The engine burns wood and we stop at 
every station to take in a load. 
At noon we reach Los-Pozos station, after passing be- 
tween the Sierra Ischilin and Sierra Quilino. The train 
labours up the ascent, the ground much broken and the 
rocks granitic. (N.B. Los Pozos possesses an hotel, and 
is situated close to the foot of a spur of the Sierra Quilino. 
It might be a good place to collect for a short time. Being 
on the outskirts of extensive woods, I should think it would be 
good for beetles &c.; much wood-cutting is carried on here.) 
At 2 we reach Quilino. We have now passed between the 
Sierras and rapidly run down hill. The forests are getting 
thicker and the undergrowth more Juxuriant. Creepers of 
various kinds, acacias, large and small cacti, algaube, tala, and 
chanar, all seem to grow luxuriantly. About 5 we reach 
Recreo, after skirting the shores of an enormous salina (Salina 
