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and Tt later learned it was a member of the genus Oxymycterns 
w high Ani ean group and the only preboscisa bearing rodent/ 
known, This fay has been set aside for deer Ininting on the 
high ridges above the narrow valley in which we were camved, 
Gaur heat of the Chospliyoc farm assured us of the great number 
of decr to be Pound in tho immediate vicinity but when the 
apoointed day came he falled to carry out his offer to guide 
us to their haints but sent a amall boy instead, Ho evid- 
antdy hid Littlo eonfidence in his own e@laboratec statement 
of ths abundanes of game, Tomas, the youthful @uide, and 
myaolf ddparted from camn at 9 A, M. takines the trail whieh 
winds apirally up the mountain gids to the village of Hwi- 
gcang. After climbing 1500 fect wa left the trail ana at rue 
up theu old fielda and terraces for the main ridge of the 
mountain, Ag we werd procecding on our way at an altitude 
of approximately 12,990 feet Tomas called my attention to @ 
dear gomée 500 yards away descending the oven grass slore in 
front of us. We at onse fell back to a small depression oui 
of sisnt and them stalked over the ridge to get another view 
of ths descr, What was our amazement to see the animal head- 
¢d our wey 30 I waited vartially @ neealed by the grass, When 
it reached within 250 vards I onvened fire and dropped it by 
@ shot thr the shoulder. No horns had been evident to our 
Sight but we were not at all certain that there absence meant 
@doe, However it proved to be a female of adult size and 
Similar in color and character of tail to the Virginia white- 
tail. The body was in lean econdition as usual in Andean deer 
and the stomach enntents gonsisted of twigs and leaves of 
various buh es with only a few blades offgrass cropped no doubt 
while browsing. As we were Skinning the specimen two econdors 
appeared wheeling above use in great cireles interested in the 
sight of venison, Tomae and the boy however carried avay 
£o@ entire carcass of moat leavine only the viscera for the 
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great birds. We e¢ontinued our way alone the risges hut ge 
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