1894 
Catemae© 
Apr. SO 
te 
May 5 
San Andres 
Turtle 
(Oaxaca) 
Volcano of 
Tuxtla 
the lights at Catenae o glimmered invitingly out of the blackness. 
Continued collecting here and secured specimen of Temesate, Coelo- 
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genys. Paayproota. Galiotls barbara. Synetherea. arid other ©cenaoner 
species. The Howling Monkey, T&plrus bairdl and southern peccary are 
all reported as occurring here, and evidently with good cause, She 
hunters also describe two well distinguished species of jaguars,- the 
tigre real and a larger tigre serrano. Mi times brown pelicans and 
Man- o * -War birds coins sailing out over the lake from the coast, A 
great stretch of virgin forest runs from near the lake back to the 
summit of the high ridge of mountains lying between the head of lake 
and Coatsocoalcos, This is the highest part of the mountains along 
the coast north of the Isthmus of Teh, The Mica da Hoche ( Cycloturus 
« e. 
didactylus) is also reported to occur in the forests from Acayuean to 
the Volcano of Tuoctla, About town here the Quiscalus maorourus is semi- 
dome stioated and flies in and out of the houses after food and makes 
regular raids upon the table for scraps after meals. 
Cm May 6th we returned to s an Andres Tuxtla. There X o&lled on the 
Jefe Politico again and was surprised to leans that on tho strength of 
jjy having expressed a desire to go to the summit of the Volcano of 
Tuxtla, he had ordered out all the people living near the volcano and 
some from about %n Andres to the number of nearly 70 and they were now 
engaged in cutting a road through the forest to the summit. This being 
underway for my benefit, I had nothing to do but wait until the 10th 
when the road was reported finished and I prepared for the trip. 
May 11th. 'Trip to Volcano of Turtle., locally known as ^an Martin. 
In tho morning of the 11th, tho Jefe had ready for me 18 men to serve 
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