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R. K. Selander,
1954
Caloitta formosa
2
Aramo San Fernando, Chiapas, Mexico
April 26 and I doubt that the day's word is to be trusted. The people here tell a variety of stories -- for example,
just yesterday Ruben Diaz tells me that the only [illegible] fox
that has been seen in this area is the one taken by
Alvarez. Then later he mentioned that Enrique Lopez
saw one, but this may be the one collected by
Alvarez.
April 28 La Florida, 9 mi. NW San Fernando and return. -- Left
home of Diaz's with Ruben Diaz and his eldest boy on
horse -- and mule -- look at 7:00 A.M. About 1 mile
north the trail branched into 3 trails -- one heading north
to Santa Rita, one heading W to El Saz (misspelled
"El Sosa" on tape and in previous notes), and the other
heading NW to La Florida and Quechula. We climbed
over a dry hill with vegetation similar to that
around San Fernando. At a point + 2 miles along
the trail I saw two Psilorhinus mexicanus across the
valley flying up the hill over some large trees
near a casa. We noted several Caloitta formosa
in this general area also.
At a point 5 mi. NW San Fernando we entered
a fair stand of "[illegible]" or subdeciduous forest
below the "cloud forest" type of vegetation found at
El Saz and on several of the higher ridges north
& west of San Fernando. I took one green jay just
after we entered this stand of forest and a very
short distance on two Psilorhinus called from