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R.K. Selander,
1953
San Fernando, 2500ft., to San Pedro Muniz, Chis.
Oct. 19 We climbed a bit out of the San Fernando Valley
and onto land which sloped gradually to the
northeast, toward the Rio Grijave at Semidero,
Vegetation all along the first [illegible] 3 miles or so
very similar to that around San Fernando,
that is corn-fields, deciduous scrub forest
in patches, much grass land, and a deciduous
trees, shrubs, & herbes along the fence rows
and the trail. Most of the land has been farmed
at one time. Was surprised to note a flock of
Neleodlytes zonatus about 1/4 mi. NE of San
Fernando in a dense patch of deciduous vegetation
along the trail bordering a milpa. Crotophaga
suleirostri common in flocks. A marsh hawk flying
over a milpa up on the hill to the east.
Trail continued along a rocky stream bed
sloping very gradually downward toward the north-
east. Country very similar to that along trail from
San Fernando to Santa Rita. On higher slopes
patches of thick evergreen forest remain, but
very little forest is left on any level or near-
level areas. - After traveling about 8 mi. NE
of San Fernando we arrived at a deserted Finca
house which the guide called San Pedro Muniz.
I was surprised to find no banana or coffee groves
in the neighborhood as Enrique had described to
lopez. Instead the Finca was located on a gently,