1895 
Euitzilac 
(Morelos) 
Cuemamo:*! 
(Morel oa ) 
cured wer© killed "by native hunters. Lynx * A single specimen was bought 
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of a native hunter* tonus* On© specimen brought in by hunter, Sciurusi 
lather cosanon In the oak woods but hard to procure as the woods are wry 
thick and the ©round covered with leaves it is Impossible to move with- 
out making noise i also many of the trees are covered with long moss add 
air plants that render it very easy for squirrels to hide. 
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Birds at Huitzilac* For list of birds see original notebook # 2. 
W© left Huitsilac January 2 and moved deem the mountain by stage 
Cuernavaca, Morelos. From Huitzilac we could see all over the warn 
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country below. Cuernavaca, altitude 5000 ft*, is situated on a plain 
of the same name. Beep barrancas leave the hills and cut through this 
sloping plain toward the south. She plain is stony and lava beds are 
frequently met with. She principal outcroppings of rock are in the 
barrancas and there it is a mere conglomeration formation* 
Mammals, Cuernavaca, January 2 t© 10* Bassoris* Tory common along 
the barrancas, tonus * A $mk rabbit and short-eared cotton tail are 
found but not in great numbers, Sitomva * faro species of this genus are 
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found, a small brown short-tailed kind is rather common in the fields 
along the barrancas. A large and very long-tailed specie® are found 
sparingly mostly Along the walls of the barrancas. Brocvon* I caught 
a single specimen along the barranca about 3 miles below town, Hgter- 
cmys* lather common along the barrancas in favored places, their holes 
may bo found in considerable aueabers, Bats* three species were taken 
here fro®, eaves, oao Just at the edge of town, the other about 3 miles 
below town to the barranca. On© species belonged to the genus Saooop- 
teryso- T Of the other two, one had very large ears and the other was 
long-nosed. Re ithr od outcasts t X caught one only in scan© grass along a 
barranca, Sjgaodon * Cession in grassy meadows along the barrancas, 
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