fresh water to he found anywhere. Most of the water used 
is slightly brackish,and is mostly found in form of 
springs coming out at the base of the foothills,at the 
edge of the pampa extending some distance inland from 
the Salar. At Llica there was a large pampe running back 
between the mountains,and in front of the village 
there were numerous large springs of nearly fresh 
water running out on this pampa for a short distance, 
then dissapearing into the sand. In three of these little 
brooks,not more than a kilometer long,were found many 
small fish, <?f two or three species (specimens collected) 
which are undoubtably relicts from the old salt sea, 
fthich evidently had ascended into the small streams from 
the sea and have remained ever since in these tine brooks 
The hills and mountains around Llica are mostly very 
rocky and very dry and bird life extremely scarce. 
Most of the birds taken there were shot out on the pam 
pampa in front of village and across the pampa,back in 
a valley about three kilometers near another tiny Indian 
Hamlet,where some very large springs formed a small 
brook,the water of which was all used for irrigation by t 
the Indians. In these fields and along the little stream 
birds were quite abundant but of few species. The most 
comon were Phrygilus plebe.lus and P. carbonarius (?) 
Also Preotrochilus e. estellae was secured there along 
the creek,probably 15 to 20 birds being secured or obser¬ 
ved. A pair of Asthenes dordbignyi a_ (?),a 
pair of Ocththoeca onenanthoides ,and a pair ofUpucerthia 
dumicola hypoleuca were seen there and one of each 
secured. Agriornis m. montan also secured therei 
A single specimen of Patagona gigas was seen in the 
giant cacti near this village,but it escaped. 
Bicalis olivascens was fairly common around both villag 
On the pampa at Llica was secured 5 specimens(out of 6 
seen) of the Andean Avocet,also two species of ducks 
( Anas flavirostris oxypteraa nd A. specularioides alticola ) 
Ptilosceles resplendeas was fairly abundant,but the most 
common bird there was the Pectoral Sandpiper,not less 
than a hundred birds being observed. Charadrius alticola 
was also present in fair numbers; Lessonia rufa oreas 
quite common on the wet parts of the pampa,and also 
Muscisaxicola flavinucha . M. alpina grisea and M.maculiros- 
tris were also secured,the former very rare,latter fairly 
common. Furnariidae were very scarce. A very few Ssthenes 
m.modestus and Geositta punensis were present.Back up 
on the slopes of the mountains there were practically no 
bird life at all. A few Leptasthenure were found 
there( aegithaloides )an occasional Agriornis . 
I wanted very much to get back into the high mts. along 
the Chilean frontier,but it was impossible to secure 
mules or horses for the trip,also I feared to spend much 
