Field notes, v644
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Paris 946 Mexico, D.F. July 25, 1946 Drove from Mexico, D.F. about 15 miles to La Venta, on the road to Toluca, looking for a place to collect P. fuscus. We could find no place to hunt in this section so returned to Mexico, D.F. and drove north of the city to a point 2 mi S of Venta de Lerpio, 7250 ft, Mexico, Mex: where we collected 5 P. fuscus. Returned to Mexico, D.F. and stayed overnight at the Guadalupe Courts. July 26, 1946 Left Mexico, D.F. at about 10 a.m. and retraced our route of the previous day along the road to Toluca (Camino Nacional 4), driving to the town of Lerma, Mexico, Mex. Then drove back and made camp at a point 4 mi W of Salazar, 9500 ft, Mexico, Mex. Spent the rest of the p.m. hunting and skinning the 4 Brown Howkees collected. July 27, 1946 Hunted in a.m. from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and collected 4 Brown Howkees. Spent rest of a.m. skinning. After lunch we packed up and drove to Toluca, thence to Tenecaltepac, Mexico, Mex., 5500 ft, over 47 miles of the worst, roughest road we have hit yet. The road led along the west shoulder of Nevadade Toluca, and we reached an elevation