and did not reaeh fetela until -Hi© 9th* A mm station is being built 
at Yelcapixtla. The town is about a mil© from the station. There is 
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noting striking about the vegetation at Yekaplstla. There are a couple 
of barrancas near town resembling those at Cuernavaca. Ho fruit is grown 
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near this place excepting bananas and a tm sweet lemons. 
Mmaraals at Yekapixtla, February f to ft Sltongys ; Two specimens of 
the long-tailed kind found at Cuernavaca was the only 
ala 
taken. 
Geqsygt Diggings were seen near statical, Spermpphilus* A ground squirrel 
resembling Spermophilus maer corns is found here. I saw cm® but failed to 
get it although I fired two shots at it as it ran. 
Birds at Yekapixtla* For list of birds see original notebook #2. 
Hot at February 10 we managed to get off for fetela del Yolean. It 
is only about 4 leagues from Yekapixtla. W© left the latter place 
about 8 a .a, and rode up grad© straight towards the big volcano and reached 
fetela without incident about 1 p.m. It is only a small Indian village and 
w© were quartered in the Jusgado or courtroom. The altitude is about 7500 
feet. Principal timber is pins with a few oaks. 
laamals at fetela del Yolean, February f to 13 1 Proeyon * I cau^it one 
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near town. They are caarnon. Mephitis- f t 1 saw tracks of a species pro- 
bably belonging to this genus. Sitocnrsi Os© species of bright colored 
ernes I trapped just belcwr tosm along a barranca, hepus * A small specimen 
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ms obtained of a native hunter. It appeared to be young. .Bass. or Is * Ho 
specimens were taken but tracks were seen about the hills and along 
barrancas everywhere. Urocvom I caught one near town. Sc turns * One 
was brought In by a native hunter. It was rusty brown below with white 
patches on inner side of ears. It differed from anything taken elsewhere. 
Ibrctincsguai Specimens were shot hy Mr. He Ison as they issued from an 
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