R. K. Selander, 1952 August 6 2 mi. S Coatepec, 3700 ft., Veracruz, Mexico graves. A heavy rain fell for 2 hours, beginning at about 6:00 P.M. Cleared around 8:30. Brown (P. murgato) jay I heard calling about camp. Hummingbird (spp ?) seen. Went to bed at 9:00. Very tired after day of travel and stop over in Jalapa. August 7 Up at 6:30. Weather fine; clear. Hunted along a road northwest of camp. Birds sparse. Noted Brown jay, Centurus aurifrons (common in trees), Compylorhynchus zonatus (3 collected, a few others heard), Phlogothraupis sanguinolenta (a single bird seen and collected), Piranga (flava?) [strikethrough] (1 immature male taken), Myiodynute (spp.?) (taken), Basilarus ruficeps (1 taken of pair seen), Icterus (gradacanda ?) (common, 1 taken), Sable-wing hummingbird (bunch collected one). At 11:30 drove to Jalapa to see about car insurance. Took Bonnie down to river near Coatepec to do washing. Collected a few mayflies and a Selirus molucella on large rocks along the river. Saw another. Returned to camp at 3:00 P.M., began skinning birds. Weather clear - not too hot here during the day. At 6:00 a large flock of swifts (spp.?) flew high over camp. The flock circled over camp for ±15 minutes, flying slowly but very high. Medium sized birds (black swift ?). A native informed us that there is a cave located about 1 mile south of camp where we can find