K. Selander, 1953 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico Oct. 18 Bought food for trip tomorrow. Cleaned my hotel room, skinned a few specimens, including the snake I got yesterday, and wrote field notes. In late afternoon took bird specimens over to Alvarez's house for safe-keeping while I am in the mountains. Oct. 19 By line from Tuxtla to San Fernando, arriving at (25 pesos) 6:30 A.M. Met there my our guide - Sr. Ruker - a man of about 30 who is acquainted with the San Pedro Muniz - Monte de la Pluma - Santa Rita region. I questioned him about the black-headed jay but he reported never having seen it. He said Sr. Enrique Lopez has seen it only once. He called it "very rare". What was surprising to me was that our guide said "the black-headed jay is a cross between the Urraca and the Pea" (= Psilozhinus) - this being said without my having mentioned anything on the subject. In any event the remark has little value since the man has never seen the bird in question. The guide told me that only the "urraca" was present at San Pedro Muniz - but was common. This info. doesn't agree with that given to Alvarez by Enrique Lopez. Lopez claimed brown jays were also common there. Bonifacio, the guide, and I proceeded with 2 horses along a good trail leading up a rocky stream -back to the northeast of San Fernando. ill get last name , Alvarez or miguel lopez in Spanish, {of course} {see horses as ed on first p. to Santa Rita}