P. PEARSON 1952 41 There are some cultivated fields high up among the cliffs here, probably 13,500. Drove to Puru-ontelanta. Sunny most of morning with Tutilera clouds. Rain after dark. Potatoes in flower, grain headed but green, quinoa 1-2 feet tall and setting seed. Saw my black herond in the walled fields along the river just above the bridge. "Wuen-tita" (=? ?= Codornice =? Motlura) singing at sundown. Feb. 7. Puru all day. Sunny almost all day. Some rain & hail at 5 p.m. Camped at our codornis roosting place, but no trace of the nest that I stepped on. Much "wen-tit" industry at suppertime. Put out 20 MS along my same old trap lines. Night cloudy. Feb. 9 While trying to translocate ventralquial "wen-tita" ants chased and a codornis nest only 15 yards + from the one I stepped on Dec. 30. Vegetation here is predominantly john blue 1" green tuft grass, green mints, and a small amount of tota (quadrigulare & Boereria). Numerous stone walls, and small fields of potatoes and (small green unidentified bean). Decided to try to watch nest. Traps held 2 sp. Phytothia, Hespronys?, and during day absdon bolin & Bolings aurena. Many beetles walking over ground. Also saw orange-billed orop bird with black head. Temp. at noon 58; 2:30 62°. Sunny most all day. Picked up traps at 8 p.m. because motion boy had spotted several. Tutilera not returned to nest. Feb. 10 Still no sign of tutilera near nest. Photosd nest etc. Temp. at 6 a.m. 41; 7:30, 50°. Then left for Huaylloco. Day mostly sunny until about 3, then (at Huaylluco) much