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tlyuni (con) 
There are very sjske few species out on the pampa. 
The most abundant bird of the pampa(and practically con¬ 
fined to it) was Geositta punensis . A few Phrygilus 
plebe.jus . Sicalis u. uropygialis ;the Cinnamon Throated 
Plover; Speotytsr cunicularia _subsp.jand Thinocorv i 
rumicivorus bolivianus .the last being also practically 
confined to the pampa."Over in the valley east of the 
Pulacayo range T. rumicivorus was scarce,being mostly 
replaced by T. orbignyi ,which was abundant. Back from 
the pampa in the lower slopes of the foothills. Phrygilus 
plebejus was very abundant,also Mfetriopelia aymara. as weli 
as over in the valley. There was some species of Caprimul 
gidae up in the hills. Delgado flushed one but it escaped 
and I found a wing feather of one. Undoubtably there are 
two species of Tinamou in the hills and mountains there, 
but none were seen. There were a few Ptilosceles resplend' 
ens on the pampa,also the black Carrion Hawk. 
Rheas were present also on the pampa within a few milei 
of the town. A flock of about 12 were seen once and on 
another occasion a very large old raale,but f it was not 
possible to secure any specimens there. 
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Llica (12100 feet) 
Delagado and I made a five day trip across the 
Salar to the northwest to an Indian village called 
LLica,which lies at the foot of the western Cordillera 
of the Andes,within 18 miles of'the Chilean frontier. 
To reach this place we went about 10 kilometers 
north of’ TJyuni along the R.R. going to Oruro,then 
crossed the Salar in a northwesternly direction. It is 
138 kilometers acros the Salar . Going over we found 
a large area out in middle of Salar with from 2 to 3 i 
inches of water over the salt and travelled more than ai 
an hour through water,which was thrown all over the 
car,covering everything with salt. At one time it lookei 
like we would have to return, but we managed to get throi 
ugh. On the return trip there was no water. Many 
Flamingos were seen foing over,but it was raining and 
late in afternoon and we could not stop to try and 
secure specimes. On the return trip on large flock was 
seen but they did not let us get withing even rifle ran* 
of them* The town of Llica is purely an Aymara Indian 
village,very old and very quaint,the house all being 
built of stone and mud,with thatch roofs. The only wood 
available there for roof timbers is the wood cut out 
of the stalks of a peculiar species of giant cactus 
very abundant there on the rocky mountain slopes. 
The whole region is extremely dry,and very little fn 
