Sept. 8 After one more dry run (nearly leaving on a tractor) I finally got off with very fond goodbye to Renan and Concha. A great stay at the finca although few salamanders. I had better describe the color in life of the salamanders collected here. The species of which I have only three, a large slender animal with long slender legs, very active in life. Black with spots which start as red on the head and grade into pure yellow near midbody. The stocky type with well developed tail and short slender legs with tiny feet is a typical brownish base color with, in many cases, a dark red cast to its dorsum and dorsal portion of tail. This third type is rather lethargic in life. The third is a medium brown, frequently with some slight