a long narrow lake instead of a river, floating mats of water lillies are clogged in close to the banks where the wind cannot get at them. Following the river bank is a strip of tall heavy green grass perhaps twenty to thirty feet wide which extends down to the waters edge. Under the tall green grass is the last years growth dried out by the long absence of rains. In this grass many Orizomys and sigmodons are found. The willow trees along the river's banks are full of large "garoras" or lizards which dive into the water head first as one passes close by. These iguanaas dig holes in the soft sandy like soil on the bank where they lay their eggs. Big deal ceibas along the river usually have two or three Black Vultures perched on their naked limbos while high up in the sky other Black Vultures, Turkey Vultures, Wood Ibis and and occasional King Vulture are soaring in wide circles. The old dry ditch like lagoon leads in a north and easterly direction from the wild pines apple