K. Selander, 1953 Coloetta Santa Rita, Chiapas, Mexico Oct. 12 or brown jay - but say nothing about it in particular. He claims "negra" and "oyul" occur together - that is, in the same flocks. He reports that the perch on cattle and pick insects from their heads a locals. A native farmer told same thing to me. Helfego seems surprised that we are unable to find jays in this area during mid-day. Claims they are usually common here throughout the day. However, without exception the 4 native farmers we questioned reported jays present only very early in morning and late in afternoon. Oct. 13 Heard a single call about 5:00 P.M. from the patch of forest directly north of camp across the arroyos. Unable to locate the bird, however. A ringing, almost explosive "phew" Sr. Helfego still insists the black-headed jays is usually common in the area. During the breeding season this may be true but at this season the jays are spending the day elsewhere. We hunted for several hours in early morning and for 2 hours just before sunset without success. The only jay large jay heard all day was the one mentioned above. Talked with two more Mexican farmers here. Neither distinguished two "urracas" - they know the "urroca" but that is all.