1892 
Plat zcusro 
(Michoacan) 
shallow bag that may have swam into its vicinity. In this way a 
limited quantity of small fish are taken daily. The handle crosses 
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the hoop of the net and is lashed to each side giving the wooden frame 
stability. They are shaped thus* 
Or thus * with cross-bar near upper border 
A few Larus delewarensis were seen on the lake, and about the border 
on the dense growth of submerged water plants at any season of the year 
may be seen Jacanas,- with many Coots by the patches of rushes. The 
Jacanas have a curious habit of raising their wings high over their 
backs and after holding them thus for a short time fold them very de¬ 
liberately,- thus showing off the handsome yellow markings of their 
quills. This is a very shallow lake with no outlet, but only separated 
from the drainage of the river flowing by Morelia by a low ridge a few 
feet above the lake and evidently of volcanic origin so that this lake 
is of recent geological origin like those seen in Jalisco, This is 
a very rich locality for the genus Leyas as no less than 4 species 
occurring within a distance of 4 miles and a vertical range of 400 
or 800 ft. 
About the border of the lake at Patscuaro the cattle make a pract¬ 
ice of 'wading out in the shallow water to feed on lily pads and young 
shoots of rushes, etc,, and it is common to see several walking about 
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feeding in this manner with the body entirely submerged , or only the 
upper half of the outstretched head (nose and ears) above water. 
The Armadillo ranges up to 8500 ft, here and the Coon and Possum, 
Lynx, 
and other mammals are more or less common* 
The birds are still more varied and rich in unexpected forms. In 
July 1 found 5 species of hummers among the pines with particular pre¬ 
dilection for the f 1 ewer- a brown basins of old orators among the forests 
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