R. K. Selander, 1954 Calocitta formosa Around San Fernando, 2500-3000ft., Chis., Mexico. April 25-26 Noted a few pairs of jays around the home of Ruben Diaz and at edges of fields in the valley above his home. They are confined to the drier, more open vegetation such as borders corn or cane fields and the groves of bananas. They do not occur in the mist forest at "El Sauz", nor in the mixed deciduous evergreen (= subdeciduous) forest where they occurs in good, untouched stands. Collected one of a pair near a farmhouse about 6 mi. NW San Fernando, 3000ft. on April 26. Ruben Diaz and his eldest son claim that both the brown jay (="peeah") and C. formosa (=urroca caleza azul) are abundant in the low country, NW of here, around Quechula. The boy said he saw a urroca caleza negra at a place called Chico Zapotes (± 36 mi. NW San Fernando) a few months ago (he doesn't recall the date). On the strength of this info I have decided to go on horse for 2 days to a place called La Florida, which is 5 hours ride NW of here and in the direction of Chico Zapotes. The latter place is, I am told, very near to Quechula. According to Ruben there is a tall, open forest near La Florida and Chico Zapotes in which both the jays occur. Ruben said specifically that both jays are abundant in that lowland area. He also said that it is very hot, with much malaria and mosquitoes. Apparently no one besides the Diaz boy has seen the strange jay recently.