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Davis
946
36.
Temescaltepec, 5500ft, Mexico, Mex.
July 28, 1946
Catharus melpomene (aurantiostrius),
Red-headed Tanager, Ground Dove,
Mexican goldfinch, Canyon Wren,
Sharpe (?) Seedeater. Collected 1 Brown
Cowhee.
July 29, 1946
Hunted from 7:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Collected 4
Brown Cowhees, 1 Myiochanes flertius, and 1
Sialis mexicana. Saw several groups of Finches.
Spinned in afternoon + part of evening, as we had
several Mexican boys hunting for us, and they
brought in 6 P. fuscus for which they were paid
1 peso = $.20 each. 2 were taken with a slingshot, +
were in good shape, but the rest were taken with
a 12 ga. shotgun shooting 4's + were pretty sad.
We leave this locality tomorrow.
Temescaltepec, Mexico, Mex. to Zacapu, Michoacan, Mex.
July 30, 1946
Left our camp at about 9:00 a.m. The operator of the mine
Power Plant, + his father, were on hand to say goodbye.
His name is Felix Varga, and he is very helpful + very in -
telligent. He could be of use to future collectors around Te-
mescaltepec. Brown drove back to Zinacantepec, and thence
to the main road, turning West and stopping at
Jitamares for lunch and repairs to our spare tire. Then
onto Quiroga and through to Zacapu, stopping at the