104 quans and some of the Trees have widly been killed by the limb other are nearly dead The nests are placed 20-40' up in the spin crown branches of the tree and only a small proportion can be reached. We returned to the valley and corn field near the island and for a while heard Triamine notes They are consistent whistles that sit in the dense brush and can not be stalked. I got the first male but strike today I rather believe the male is the one that gives the whistling note although the female may also. The canyon bottom profuse is good spruce forest fairly level and tall trees there are a great many birds all along the dry stream course. There are many of the manakins, yellow green Violets and various small flycatchers Short-legged Wood Pewee. The male manakin has a