P. PEARSON 1950 15 and reconnoitering. Walking for 2 to 3 hours I saw very few of the 9 bird species. One Tyrannus melancholicus which I shot, a few pairs of Columb-zelgia passerina, one pair of [illegible], 2 Crotophaga and heard about 3 cones of quail. Mourning doves are by far the most numerous birds - many flocks of 10-20. I have seen no flocks of this size at other camps. Temp at noon 29, cloudy. All morning cloudy-bright. Quite humid, maybe 80%. Concerning the unseasonal rainfall this year, the following is a quotation from "Semana" (Bogota imitation of "Time") vol. 8, no. 192, June 24, 1950, p. 9: "En vez de seguir en febrero, como acontece casi todos los anos, en 1950 el rio Magdalena ha tenido una extraordinaria creciente en junio. La semana pasada las inundaciones habian llegado al climas a traves de extensas regiones selvaticas, o agricolas y ganaderas. Particularmente varios puertos importantes, como Barrio, en Antioquia, Barrancabermeja y Wilches, en Santander Sur, y El Banco, en el Magdalena, enfrentaban una seria situacion. "Diez anos precedentes y colonos que las crecientes alcanzan mayor nivel y extension cada 7 anos." Picked up trap line in dense thorn woods and put it in slightly more open country - grass with clumps of thorn + cactus every few yards: more area of brush