April 17th, 
April 15th 
April ioth, 
5 n ” 1 — ph 4 o A un, a *, % > is 
no farther evidence of deer go we ratreaced our steve toward 
camp, The ridge on which we were hinting held on ite easgt~ 
ern Slope the willage of Muisvang situated & thousand Poet 
below the ridge, From one Glevated pesition we could see 
across the narrow valley the ruins of the ancient Inca city 
Huata, the walls of which were still standing on a egharo 
ridge which droprved away sheer a thosand fect on either side 
to the valley at Ghospiyoc, The veeétation at this altitus 
feet consisted sclely of crass but lower dorm at Lae 
*% bushes became a Paature and continued on downward 
tne willows and penoper trees of the valleys One of the 
consplenuous flowering plants waa a larze 
ing @ orofu igion of blue flowers. The &raess and bushes 
,uxuriantly at this season, 
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ving the night but the dg was overcas: 
an apparent house mouse in the bush with 
Two large scaly lizards were 
caugat in traps eet at sase of the ¢liffs, I shot a white 
i had ite stomach filled with blue-~ 
prickly berbery bush. Another ver pire attack- 
on the withers last night, 
River falling slowly bat still red with mud. Caught a 
Conepatus skunk in the corn field, A large t¢ which had a 
fow grains of corn in its stomach, Shot 3 speciss of hummers 
to-day, One vary large Patagonagizas one, a size ofja barn 
sialiow, another medium aized one was deer green with vio- 
ist gorget. Shot 2 ef tie large white tailed hummers, I 
have seon 2 or 8 weher species here besides tie s@, Shot a 
doye tho size and color ef ovr turtle dove with gindhed vetat- 
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