in flora and climate of regions lies close together. Passed some styles of pure, impenetrable, tall chaparral. Camp now is on savanna of 8-inch grass with only a few clumps of thorn + organ-like cactues. Streams through the savannds (at bottom of gorges) are said to be heavily wooded. The country immediately surrounding camp certainly has fewer of the q bird species than the region in which I have been hunting in Villaneja, but looks better than there for mammals. As for climate - much cooler here. Insects - at least 5:30 - 8 p.m. - practically non-existent. Greeted on arrival by linseed, dilute dinner, private tent completely netted, radio, considerable flight of bats over canton at 8 p.m. 17 1/2 km. SE Villaneja, Huila, Colombia June 11 June 11 Up at 5:30 to look around after a night of no bugs. Saw- quail, kingbird, cistifago, columbogalina, coetus wer., thicksee, rabbit. A short hunt yielded 1 quail, 1 kingbird, 1 little dove, and later in the day, another little dove and 3 mice. Also think I saw Dysallopis. Put out about 13 museum species along stone wall across savanah; some shrubs along wall; baited with corn meal. Camping conditions continues to be superb. Mosqu all day but clouded over at dusk. A few Molscida? of small size at early dusk, but not seems many bats later. Went jock-fighting across the savanna (grass, weeds, posidles with mangburgs). Saw 1 rabbit and 1 pair of very bright eyes which when shot turned out