through narrow,deep valleys, along the bottom of which ^ 
there is considerable woodland and brush. These contai- 
'■ ned numerous birds, but are so steep that hunting 
is almost impossible. Quite a number of species 
■’’ere taken in the upper valley "”hich were not seen belo 
On the whole birds'were abundant, and the list of spe>| 
species quite large,56 species being taken there, 
of v/hich 25 were new to the collection and 13 of them 
not jjreviously taken in Bolivia, We spent eight days 
there, from July 26 to ilugust 2nd,, and secured 164 
birds. (The river com.ing in at Cap! 11a is the 
Candado,and river bears 
tha-t pame to function 
with Lipeo. 
At this time there was a provisional auto road 
down the valley below' La Merced a distance of 20 kilom. 
to La Capi 11a, another tiny hamilet. There is little chang: 
in the valley before reaching La Capilla. At that point 
another larger stream com.es-in from the west, and the 
hills are lower and less precipitious, and have large 
tracts of woodland scattered over the slopes in the more' 
favorable situations,where moisture in more abundant. 
We spent a da:/ and two nights at the road camp there, 
while securing the animals needed for the trip,in 
La Merced to Rio Lipeo. 
addition to those we alread:/ had from La. Merced- 
During this period and while at La Merced there were I 
frequent cold south winds (Surazos), v/ith m.or e or less 
of mist and fine rain,making it,extremely disagreeable 
especiall:/ at night. tJsuall:/ they onl;,/ lasted 24 hours, 
but one began on the da:> we left La Merced and lasted 
three, days. We left La Capilla on the third day and I vvaJ 
bundled up in v/oolen clothes and a heavy ^.nncho and none 
too warm then. At 1 Pm, it cleared up and and was more 
comfortable. The trail from. Capilla dov/n to Coyamhu^o 
is ver:,’- bad,up and down along steep mountain sides with 
rmuch rock and trail narrow and ^teep. A few miles above 
Coyambuyo the trail drops down to the river and we cross 
it several times. At Coyambuj/o the valle.y opens out 
and the hills drop ' dovm much lower, especiall:,'' on east si' 
dide,and all the wn:'' down from La Capilla, the whole of 
the mountain slopes and valley is hea.vily wooded. 
We reached Covambuvo after dark, and found merely tw<. 
miserable huts, one empt:,/ and the other full of people, - 
.and nothing to eat. After considerable difficulty we 
nt the woman to cook our supper and we turned in, 
hat night it w/as ver:.'- cold, a heavy kill:/ frost, and - 
I v/as chill:/ in my sleeping bag. 
The ne'^t day we follo”'ed on doen the Rio Candado 
crossing and recrossing it many times,passingthe . 
Kio Toldos abou+ i i 
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