K.Selander, 1953 Santa Rita, Chiebas, Mexico Oct. 14 Bonifacio has suggested that Sr. Helfego lied about the "curracos" here at Santa Rita in order to interest me in hiring him as a guide. This may be true. Certainly Caloitta is very rare here, at least at this present time. In afternoon I collected a Piaya cayana, and a Trogon violaceus. Observed Thraupis albes, a male Phaeoeeastes guatemalensis, turkey vultures, a Circus hudsonicus flying over camp, a large flock of parakeets or parrots headed NW high in the air over Camp. Bonifacio has arranged for Sr. Ruben Dias to have the horses here at camp at 8:00 A.M tomorrow. We are down to one can of meat and one of vegetables. Sr. Helfego left us for San Fernando at about 1:00 P.M -- I payed him 30 pesos for the 5 days he was with us. I understand that Sr. Ruben Dias will want about 60 pesos for the horses and other details having to do with hauling our gear from San Fernando to Santa Rita and back. - I also sent a note to Ruben Dias instructing him to arrange to have a taxi at San Fernando at 11:00 A.M. tomorrow to take me to Tuxtla. I took some color photos around camp and while out hunting but light is very poor for color so they may not work out too well.