R.K.Selandy, 1952 28 2 mi. S Coatepec, 3700 ft., Veracruz, Mexico August 7 Late and swifts. Promised to take us up to the cone tomorrow. - Rain began at 8:00: Fell hard for about 1 1/2 hours. It is now 10:00 and the rain has ceased. Very few insects about. Nothing of interest coming to the lamp. Tomorrow I plan to hunt to the northwest of camp in the stand of large trees. Birds are not very common in the coffee and bananas. Lomb didn't get a bird today, but Julio (Lomb's helper) brought in six; a Basilatcus rufescens and Sabre-wing hummingbird included. - Oh yes, Turkey cultures flying over camp today. No lizards seen during morning hunt. Bonnie picked up a frog lost night (cataloged as August 6). August 8 Very sick this morning. Stayed in bed all day. Vomited once in the morning. Lomb failed to get any birds today. Collected a few beetles this evening at light. Went to bed at 8:00, after being up about an hour. August 9 During the night, a mouse or some other animal took the heads of two bird specimens which I had left uncovered on the table. I repaired the specimens as best as possible. Feeling good today after my long rest of yesterday. Lomb, Julio, and I drove down to the river gorge about 1 mile south of here and hunted in the trees and coffee bushes for two or three hours. Birds very sparse, just as about camp. I collected one Majodnastes (luteiventris?),