P. PEARSON 1955 Sun. & Drone back up the Oruro road to 9000 ft in thorn scrub, and after a few more showers set traps. a little over 1 log on 6 short lines, all in thorn scrub, some sector: night deer, warmish. The pipe-line camp is 15 mi E Topariri, 9000 ft, Cacha Sat. 11 morning deer. Traps had 17 abatorn, 8 Ph. wolffsonii, and 1 broomps; the latter hardly distinguishable from the "", but with a curious species of house? fastened around the lips. The catrine men here is a big one with fleshy white bands on tail and wing. Song in this part =- ~~~~, repeated many times and many modifications. Back down at the river (Topariri) at 8500 ft saw a large herd of deer - amidst fags, orange, carr brown etc. Sat. 12 Two laborious efforts to find some good tripping ambushes destiny of Cochabamba, sheltered in eucalyptus groves. Great job for traps in morning, then left for Concaripa at 9:30 am, on the Santa Cruz road. First 30 miles gloriously paved. one is torn between going fast and going slow to make it last. Road goes through bushy country and splits into bushy grass-thorn (Margarypense?) at 11,700 ft about 70 km out, and even pure bushy grass plus some cultivation. Highest about 12,000 ft. a good quebrizo zone at about 9600 ft, especially about km. 130, but later this altitude becomes cloud forest. More & more forest as one approaches Concaripa, even a couple of saw-mills. The road goes along a ridge between the Rio Chilco (north) and Rio Mizque (south) at 9500 ft. To the north is solid forest as far as the eye can see, and solid up to this altitude. To the south the forest is patchy, interspersed with brush & cultivation, cloud forest rich at 8700 and 9500 ft, even bamboo and tree ferns.