trail. In many places they encountered cliffs and narrow 
edges almost impassible. They saw a single pecarry and a 
troupe of Brown cebus monkeys, The tracks of the taper were 
geen on the river in same spots @ow 2 nights conscretively 
Ducks and currosows were the only large birds seen. No Mac- 
higangas or Umbamba were met except a few on the way down the 
elevation &t the nouth of the Cosirin is 2,000 ft., 
sept 28th Remained in camp all day labelling specimens Day partly rainy 
but night clear. 
Sept 29th We broke camp and journeyed to San Hernando cloudy Day but no 
rain on trail. Santos shot a black currosow and a new quail 
dove anf flycatcher enroute. I saw no mammals or other squirrels 
near the road. Met Lewis returning With pack mules from Ollan- 
taytamba.e At San Fernando we founf an 014 man who had taken 
possession @&f the house and was living there with the Mach- 
ngas boy Julio and a 4uchima Indian. 
sept. ZOth I went down to San Miguel river opposite the 5.A. with Julio 
the Machigangas who spoke good Spanish we saw a fresh deer 
track and many old pecarry tracks : he culpe near the river 
bank. In the peanut field we saw a new fresh juguar tracks in 
the soil. Santos returned without any mammals Some of Yuvini 
men brought a small squint shot with an arrow on the way up 
shining down the trail but saw nothing. The 
have taken none of my traps 
were with us when we set them. Their civilized 
neighbours the zuchimas Indians ure rrific theives of traps 
and untruthful as welle 
pets and domesticate all the species ‘ parrots except perhaps 
the macare. Monkeys, pecarries the panhill trumpter and other 
birds were found in great numbers about their huts domesticated. 
etOct ist Rained during the night and in the morning also. Last night a 
and the night before I went shining along the road but saw ® 
nor heard nothing. caught 3 more tree. rats in a hut. & 
yale ~ +" anant 4 TO MAG 
black oryzomys and spiny nectomys mouse. 
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small squirrel. I shot 4 new bir dis to- small blue and black 

