Field notes, v1601
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R. K. Sclander, 1952 36 August 15 15 mi. N Cuernavaca, 8900ft., Morelos, Mexico. It light. A lone bat (small species) flying through junes around our tent. Went to bed at 9:00. August 16 Up at 7:30; breakfast, and then booked truck for trip to Mexico City to see about check. Weather good, sky clear. Eye still swollen, but no pain. Passed through place where La Cima should be on way to Mexico City, but saw no sign "La Cima". This is the locality of Xenospiza braillyi; since Pitelka noted many [crossed out] gram plants which Pitelka mentions in his paper. Will stop and hunt for Xenospiza on way down to Acapulco. Region around La Cima formed quite a rift, but some patches of forest still present on some of the hill tops. A rather flat expanse at the summit, so that it is difficult to tell exactly where the true summit point is. Will inquire about location of La Cima. Drove on into Mexico City. Embassy postal desk closed Saturdays & Sundays, so decided to head for a camp spot somewhere west of Toluca, Mexico, finally camping at ---- Lengua de Vaca, 9500 ft., Mexico, Mexico Set up tent just off road about 1/4 mile east of "Lengua de Vaca" sign in stand of fire. Went hunting for about a hour - no signs of wrens. Should get wrens (C. megalepterus) here since there are 10 October skin from here in the Moore Collections. A good forest & fire with not much brush underlayering. Country very hilly so that hunting,