(Trip to Constanza and Neighborhood Cont’d*) 
day. The pine forests had been greatly injured by the fires started 
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fey the natives during the drought . 'lany thousands of acres had feeen 
feurned over from the river bottom to the crests of the ridg’es. The 
fires mostly started to improve the pasturage for the fev/ dozen cattle 
and ponies grazing on the hillside. The undergrov/th and young pines had 
feeen pretty well swept out, and the big trees had their vitality so injured 
that feut fev/ cones remained on the trees. As a result crossbills are 
absent. The clearing called "Boho Kali" (the place of the vine) covering 
maybe 200 acres, was planted with sweet potatoes, corn, beans and plantains 
The lattier very poor and were soraetiriEs killed fey frost in winter, accord- 
ing to the ov/ner. Loximitris dominicensis v/as the commonest birds in flock 
The males just changing into their breeding plumage. The climate was fine 
and ferae irig down nearly to 50° Pahr. in early morning. We stayed at 
3oho Kali until April 24, and then returned to Constanza, which we could 
see in the valley below, not more than four miles as the crow flies. 
April 28, ISIS. 
Ivlarched from Constanza across the ridge to the south?/ard, and 
camped at a clearing called Corralito, only six miles, but I had a slight 
dose of fever. It was a lovely camp, reminding me of Kashmir. Pine 
forests all around and the Rio Grande in the narrow bottom about 1500 feet 
belov/. T»e saw what v/as apparently a pair of crossbills on the march, but 
I failed to get one I fired at. ho others were seen, probably ov/ing to 
the damage to the pines from fires. This camp was about the elevation of 
Constanza (3400 feet circ.) or a little higher. The scenery and climate 
perfectly lovely. There were a fev/ people at Corralito, but the clearings 
