R. K. Selander, 1953 5/1 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico Oct. 21 Alvarz saw none in his visit to the easterside when he passed through pines there. If a population is up there high on the monte its rare occurrence at Santa Rita could be explained by individuals wandering down. Alvarz took his specimen in January. Reasons for doubting this lost possibility : 1) Guide's info.+ that of Alvary. Also the Monte de la Pluma does not seem to be to be massive enough to have any great areas of high pine forest - I may be wrong and the monte may be higher and more massive to the north. In any event the only way up the monte is a 2-3 day trip on foot from Solapa through country which very few people seem to have visited. +3] The strange jay is a hybrid between Calocitta and Psilorhinus. Evidence for : 1) Veg. + physiographic set-up is good. (I realize this alone has little meaning). 2) Presence of characters of both genera ???. (Am I all-off here?) 3) Rarity and occurrence in some areas as Calocitta and Psilorhinus, Evidence against : 1) None of the 31 specimens of Calocitta I have from Santa Rita, San Pecho, San Fernando,