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6 mi. N of Pachuca, 9600 ft., Hidalgo, Mex.
July 3, 1946.
Scrub, or wherever the undercover under trees
was fairly dense. Plagioptera supralissa.
Armooflida inferocana - several
seen in the pines bordering an extensive patch
of Baccharis scrub at about 9100 ft. Colibri
thalassinus - seen sparingly along the scrub
patches with Hylocharis.
July 4, 1946
Came into Mexico City, but were unable to do
much because the Embassy and several other
places were closed because of the holiday.
Spent night at Azteca Courts on northern
outskirts of city.
July 5, 1946
Shopped, reorganized our equipment, etc., and
stayed at Azteca Courts.
July 6, 1946
Left Mexico, D.F. at about 9 a.m. on Camino Nacional
No. 2, headed for Las Vegas. Most of the pertinent
information concerning terrain traversed is in
species account for Lepido fauna, this date.
The only salient geographical feature not mentioned
therein is the great, grass-covered plain, flat and
wind-swept, extending for about 12 miles, which
starts about 20 mi. N.E. of the junction of the Mexico, D.F.
Orizaba and Mexico, D.F.- Jalapa roads. Although the
complete lack of cover other than grass and corn make