P. PEARSON 1950 21 sunset. July 8 16 km NE Villanueva, 1600ft, Huila, Colombia left after breakfast for new camp on edge of llanos. a few wooded quebradas, but very infrequent water. Half hour on foot to the north is the large Rio Cabrera, trail ~~ to it mostly through llano forest. The truck broke down (battery dropped out) on way in, so I can have no traps to put out - and a couple of fermenting skulls in truck. A local boy says there are foxes, cats, rabbits, peccaries, and deer near here. The deer and peccaries are perhaps in the foothills, while begin just beyond the Rio Cabrera. Jacklighting after supper I saw 4 rabbits and a few poorwills. Quite a gembata. July 9 Hunting at dawn saw 1 rabbit. Heard several rails and saw 1 running in the open with long strides like a phe. Many parrots, cactus wrens, mourning doves. Two very nice small caves only 100 yards from camp, dug by people looking for indian gold. Best caves for bats that I have seen so far - but no bats in them. a local tree looking like madrone ( ) seems to be deciduous. Some of them are losing the last of their leaves, some are just budding out, and some have lots of leaves. Went forest + for hunting out into the llanos until about 2 p.m. all sunny. Then went down a dry wash to the river looking for hollow trees and caves. Found one hollow tree and 2 small caves in