Quest 1948 Journal 41 April 29 Mission San Ignacio 500 miles from home on trip to Baja California house. Seen near the mine were two White-winged Doves, a Callisaurus, and a small Gambelia lizard. Two Horned Toads and a large Gambelia lizard and a Race-runner were procured by Tevis within 10 miles south of El Arco in a sandy region with scattered creosote and cacti and Dr. Benson shot several Citellus leucurus in that region. A Red-tailed hawk [lighter than those] of the Laguna de Achapalla area was seen in the eroded lava-plateau region north of San Ignacio and also one Citellus leucurus. American Ravens are common around El Arco, also jackrab- bites and Brush-rabbits. San Ignacio is a True oasis - the kind that is written of in stories of the Sahara. One drops from the hot, dry, rocky, eroded lava region into a small area heavy with palms and vineyards. The mission appears to your right on the road beyond the palms and looks very much like a mosque. Water appears to be abundant here.