R.K.Selander, 1952 45 Santa Cruz, 3000 feet, Chiapas, Mexico Oct. 20 as we neared Santa Cruz I would guess that the entire Santa Rita Valley was once evergreen forest (this confirmed by what Miranda is reported to have told Alvarez) but now the forest remains only in patches — except along the steep south-facing slope of the Monte de la Pluma. Took 2 Heliodytes zonatus at Santa Cruz. Also noted a Trogon collaris, Xanthoura yucua, Saltator atriceps, Cathartes aura, and other species recorded at Santa Rita before. Questioned two native women at Santa Cruz concerning jays but they knew none of the birds of the area. We headed south to Santa Rita and joined Bonifacio there at 3:00. Whole trip took us just about 7 hours. Saw no Calyptura or Psilorhinus along the way. Guide says "Plea" occurs uncommonly in the Santa Cruz area and throughout the humid "rain forest," but a "other seasons." He seems to know what he is talking about and does not seem to fake things as I suspect my other guide — Helfgso — was prone to do. I am inclined to trust information from this guide, however. Green jays are fairly numerous in the edges of the evergreen forest but they seem not to be in the most humid or dense portions — may be just because of the fog,