K. Selander, 1953 70 Tonalá, 180 ft., Chiapas, México Oct. 29 Paid 15 pesos for skin and skeleton of a Nasua nasica which has been here at the hotel as a house pet since we arrived. See Catalog # 1690 for details. Took train to Mojaras, attempting to map the hills and vegetation on the way. At Mojaras we found no wrens. The place is right on the edge of the laguna - a series of shocks scattered along the water edge and along the railroad tracks. A hill NE of town is covered with 20 short, dry looking trees; - also some short palms. A few coconut palms and banana trees in the "town". Very poor for hunting - very little area between the hill and the laguna -- = 1/2 mile. The Agente Municipal said wrens were uncommon but were there in April-May. [just armadillos?] He seemed to know the bird and its nest. He said there were none in the "monte" but another guy claimed they were common in the "monte". The bird undoubtedly is present around Mojaras - at least in another season but even so I cannot see how it ever could be common as Brodkorb reports. The whole narrow plane around the laguna from La Polka to Mojaras is probably marginal habitat for the birds. Perhaps better hunting NE of the dry "monte" which borders the laguna. The Agente Municipal claimed wrens were abundant at a rancho across the laguna (= in the vicinity of La Barra),