Ripido fuscius 15. 2 mi. N of Herot, 7800 ft Veratruy, Mex. July 9, 1946 platycerus (common), Western Bluebird (fairly common); Hylocharis leucotis (very common); Bewick Wren (common). Horned Larks were seen in the open fields above 8000 ft. and where I saw the 2 Tlowheas in the pines, there were many finchids. and Junco phaeonotus. The pea-fields planted throughout this area are cultivated to a legume which is called by the natives "haba" Jalapa, Veratruy, Mex. to Orijaba, Veratruy, Mex July 10, 1946 This account starts at the point where C.N. No 2, to Veratruy via Jalapa, and the unnumbered highway to Veratruy via Orijaba + Cordoba, join 26 mi ESE of the city of Puebla, in the state of Puebla. The route followed lies from the fork along the unnumbered highway to the city of Orijaba, Veratruy. 7 mi past the turn-off a Brown Towhea was noted. The country here is flat farmland, with a roadside border of tall trees, Juno cordus, and shrubs (Mimosa?). 3 mi. past the turn-off, the terrain is flat, arid, dusty farm-land. 10 mi. past the turn off the terrain is dry and desert-like.