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this portion of the^coast. A small launch was chartered for these trips, 
setting out before daylight and going to a place called El Conejo, 
about half way between Tlacotalpam and Alvarado,and a trifle more than 
an hour's run from the upper town. 
A good bag of birds was secured on both trips,which were skinned the 
same evening and the following day,the coolness of the weather at this 
time making such an arrangement possible. Quite a number of species were 
taken in this region which were not seen elsewhere. A total of 129 skins 
taken between Tlacotalpam and Conejo. 
Meanwhile the weather had abruptly changed for the better,no rain 
falling during the entire time spent in Tlacotalpam,in fact,with the 
exception of one light shower late in February,and another on April 10th., 
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not rain at all fell in the whole region until May 7th,when the rainy 
seasons started(exceptionately early) with a terrific thunder storm and 
doY/npour of rain. 
I returned to the Tres Zapotes camp on February 21st,where Dr.Drucker 
had been left in charge of the excavations while Mr.and Mrs Stirling and 
Stewart went to Puerto Mexico to study and photograph extensive 
Archaeological remains up the river from that port,leaving Tlacotalpam 
as soon as the "fiesta” was over. 
Work was resumed in the Camp on Feb.22nd and continued until the 
28th.when I was forced to make a hurried trip to Tlacotalpam in order 
to have a tooth extracted which had been making life insupportable for 
several days. 
Work was again started in Tres Zapotes on March 3rd,and Y/as con¬ 
tinued v/ithout interruption until April 13th.when Mr.and Mrs Stirling 
left for Mexico City,leaving Dr.Drucker at the camp to finish up some 
odds and ends of work. 
Before going down to Tlacotalpam I had been training Modesta Palma 
