R.K. Selander, 1954 82 Tonalá to Tres Picos, Chiapas, México. April 12 At Andrés the plain is 7 or so miles wide. Muda te toposto - big trees + other green trees - similar to SE of Tonalá and probably good wren habitat. Vines along roads forming hedge - rows. Guanacaste trees of good size. Many acacia trees - undoubtedly wren habitat - a considerable area. Big guanacaste, guanacaste trees + much large te toposto - King thickest near railroad track. Area has been cleared and large trees left standing - especially the very tall topostos. Small trees are some or there in study area # 2. A few miles beyond Andrés the dry hill top as part to an end. Whole plain is disturbed by clearing for farming. At Tres Picos the situation is similar to that around Tonalá - The main mass the the Sierra Madre is at a distance of several miles, there is a ridge of dry hills adjacent and then a flat plain covered with lug trees, hedgerows, meadows, etc. - very similar in appearance to Tonalá - perhaps a bit drier. Noted fields of sugar cane and some large patches of banana trees - these not common around Tonalá. One man we questioned said both types of wren - nigricaudatus and chiapensis occurred around the town. He undoubtedly knew these birds since he described them accurately. I was unable to determine how far it is from the town to the coast but it is several