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only guard agaiziat the attacicb of emucee which were fairly consnou* 
On June 27 opportunity was taken to examine Bed Lake^ lying below 
Balgaiohi Peak near the foot of the Chusca iloun tains at an elevation of 
about 70C0 feet* The lake at this time was low as ths season has been very 
dry* It was estiaiated that it covered ^00 acres while in high water the 
area would be at least twice as great* A dam had been thrown across the 
lower end so that water isight be drown ohf for irrigation* The lake is 
shallow but vex*y muddy and bogg^u The shore line all around was bare and 
devoid of vegetation as sheep are grazed here* Growing in the water out from 
shore were clumps of bauonet grass of the :>oirpus paludosus type* I was un- 
able to get out to these to collect specimens* The lake water waw thick with 
sediment and quite alkaline* A smartweed of the same species as that secured 
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at Lake Burford was fairly comnon but 1 found no other aquatic vegetation* 
The water was swarming with Coriwids* One pair of tfallardSf one of green- 
winged Teal and one of Red-winged Blackbirds were the only marsh birds noted* 
1 was hsre overnight on >qy first visit* On nyy return no duoxs at all were 
seen* A frog riomri. oioiens l was fAirly oosmon here and Toads ( Bufo s p*) were 
heard oalling at night* 
Two small pans of water* one known as 3ampson*s Lake* lying between 
Oallyp and RooJc springs were examined on June 26 but no signs of duoXs or 
other marsh birds were seen* The shores of these lakes were entirely bare 
and there was no aifuatio vegetation* 1 was told thiit duoics oama to these 
In fall and that they were hunted by sportsmen from Gallup* 
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In examining the Lake area of the Chusoa fountains it was found that 
there were about SO lakes containing permanent water* three of which were 
of fair size* In addition there were about 40 others of mediiam size and a 
