Whe further evidence of deer so we retraced our steps toward 
camp, The ridge on which we were hunting held on its Beet 
ern slope the village of Huisvang situated a thousand feet. 
below the ridge. From qme elevated position we could see 
across the narrow valley the ruins of the ancient Inca ix 
of Huata, the walls of which were still standing on a sharp 
ridge which dropped away sheer a thosand fect on either side 
to the valley at Chospiyoc. The vegetation at this altitude, 
13,000 feet consisted solely of grass but lower down at 12, 
000 fect bushes became a feature and continued on downward 
to the willows and pepper trees of the valleys. One of the 
conspicuous flowering plants was a large shrubby lupine bear- 
ing a profusion of blue flowers. The &rass and bushes grew 
luxuriantly at this season, in places where the soil was rich 
growing to a height of two or three feet, 
| us 
April i7th, No rain fell during the night but the da, was over 
slightly. Caught ag -appesemt house mouse in the bush Sees ap 
Alp l-~ae hi. og I > obo CAtd » 
dark belly and naked tail. fae large scaly lizards were 
caught in traps set at base of the cliffs, I shot a white 
\ 
rested flycatcher which had its stomach filled with blue~ 
berries of the prickly berbery bush. Another Bos ice attack- 
on 
ed my mule on the withers las t, nights {" vi 
April 1sth, Th fiver falling Sitges but still red vito 4 
LO Ctr, 
A Conepatus skunk, in the oobn n field, “& large ‘ts which had ae 
; wns) ox Lhd ree 
few grains of cern’ in its stomach, K hot & species of hinds 
ye & ; do ad og 
to-~dayy One very large.’ xPategondgigas one, a& size! ‘fa barn 
fa me ad A. 
> gl We : = ere nr. 
swallow} another medium sized one wes deep. green, with gt ion 
Tine pnOCAaphind 8 coll 
Let gorget. Shet-= of the large white tabled hummers. I 
an Be ae rng Boe. 
have Seon Zz or 2 Beker ‘species|hore: bes ides tle se. Shot a 
dc Ye the size and color of our turtle dove with/sinilag /oint- 
ead tail, 
April 1¢oth, Wegaught a long tailed small bodied mouse which looks new to 
the, collection but caught nothing else except a lot of Euneomys 
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