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.o nGst. The most melodio: 
Fics was a crasted sparrow about the size and coloration 
our much detosated L450 BALL ow Tne song resem>sies that 
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the fields PereneQd upon the tslorraoch wire th Followed 
the roadway I saw et intervals a fair sized brillient em~- 
eraid green humming bird which elone among the birds used 
the wire as a perch, A large golden flinchor or wood- 
pecker was an unexpected bird to find in this trselese re- 
gion, This species Lived on the ground and like our Amer- 
ican flicker, feeding on insects cantured about ant hille 
and clay banks, On the marshes as we approsehed the valley 
of Anta flocks of a large flossy black Ibis ware sean toe 
gether with white Andean gulls. As the dey was warm and 
bright I was surrised tc discover no lizards or other re- 
pliles on the adobe walls or in the rock crevices torder~ 
ing the road. Apparently lizards do not oecur in the Sugeo 
district at eo high an altttvds as 11,500 feet. We travel- 
Led along for geome distense on the famous Inca road which 
extended across the empire from Cuzes te Zuito at one time, 
Where we met it the paving wes irrvsgular and nursing in many 
places, the usual read fellewed during ths dry season be- 
ing @ red earth track bordering the pavine No @arts are 
use hers or elsewhere in the district the trans>oort being 
pack miles and Indian vorters, 
aver broad level pampas on wide roade still innossnt of wheel- 
aa vohbicles of any sort. MzeATOWS wera without either 
Liagaa or alvacaa boing davotod to horsas, ant 4 and sheep 
which were doubtlesa wore 
We made camp at 5 P. M. on the Gage Oo} no Anta olain at 

