August 16th 
being Sunday. After leaving the canyon at Calpain Bridge the 
character of the country changes rodically. The granite rocks 
cease here as does the Montanysa forest. Below Galpainall the 
way down the valley the mountain sides are bare of trees and 
and are grass covered with a few patches of trees near the river 
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only. This may be due to constant buring but it is so complete 
that the change in rock formation no doubt accounts for it. 
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The canyon throughout is granite only she and conglomerates 
with gracs coverede Saw many fish traps below Calpur where the 
river increases 100% in volumedue to entmance of large streams 
such as Rio Saloantay Below Colpain the trees are quite diff- 
growing in the canyon. Most of them 
are covered by long streamers of Spanish moss Bromelitaena and 
look gray in apperance Their own polliage having little color 
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effect. Shot a large spotted lizard on the road side. ear 
Zuillivayn saw a medium sized biue Heron in the river. the 
small birds seen along the roa the same species 1 got at 
yan Miguel. ’e reached oan ta Hosa at 5630 peme and camped negr 
the ranch houseée 
Jight warm and clear left Santa Kosa at 8 aem. reached mouth of 
Vilcabamba River at 10 and then travelled up to the rallasybamba 
where we arrived ot 2e30pemethe cheif tree along the road and 
riverside is a tall spidery a Piptadenis. Below Santa kosa the 
large festoons of Spanish moss were not seen but a short moss 
pecies which covered the limbs of trees took its place. 
Golpan we saw the first black vultures and they a 
Paltaybamba. A conspicious bird was a green billid yellow tailed 
Oriolea cassique colonies of long pendant nests of which were 
sean suspended from trees near the road. The aneroid gave 5,1006 
#4; for Faltaybamba. The fince consisted of sugar cane and 
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sugar and aguardiente Sr. Oliart the 
Administrador says monkeys are only found a long distance 
the finca in the higher forest where the two Species occur, a 
a small gray one and a large species black. Ne showed me @ Large 
biack currsow domesticated which lives in the patio and cave 
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