W.C. Russell Arroyo Mesteño, 7600 ft., Sierra del Vado, Chile, Mex. July 15 1959 timber but they must go out on 3 facing slopes occasionally where the manzanita Grows Once they are aware of one's presence they are wary and shooting is usually at extreme range. They generally give a "chu - chu - chu" call when they fly. It's curious that in this well watered area there is so little carnivore sign. Of course it has been raining which makes tracks & droppings more difficult to spot. At the camp at Cañon del Llamo it hadn't started to rain as yet & we were camped near a stock tank. Possibly the carnivores were concentrated in vicinity of this watering place. The flowers have not emerged as yet and hummingbirds seem scarce and hard to spot. By this date the birds are certainly quieting down. In evening hard 1 Vigny [illegible] calling by itself. And yet we cannot start one calling. July 19, 1959 Chased another Card Trogan today but lost it. It seems that invariably when one closes this bird they give the che-cheche call on leaving. They do not always