R.B. Hamilton 1967 Journal En route to Rio Chamaya August 20 was poisinous and they did not want to get bitten. They refused, however, to accept the money. I thought this was a magnificent gesture on their part to bring in this animal which they believed to be deadly poisonous (even though they were wrong). After going a few kilometers we saw some Green Jays (Cyanocorax yncas) at the side of the road and we stopped to collect them. 5 km SSE of Pomahuaca This area consists of columnar-type cactus and some gnarly desiduous trees which were mostly leafless at this time. The area seemed to be exceedingly dry. Lizards were quite common running about the rocky ground. Both Fred and Carl managed to collect one of the Green Jays. I saw 3 others but did not think it was necessary to collect anymore. About 17:00 we arrived at our campsite. The location was a small feeder stream off the River Chamaya. Rio Chamaya, 35 km SE of San Felipe, Dept. of Cajamarca, Peru, elevation 2500 ft. We camped next to the stream which was 10 ft. wide and forked at our campsite. There was dense vegetation along the stream surrounded by pasture and agricultural lands. Nearby were large groves of tropical trees. Here Ray and I set up a net over the stream and before retiring Ray collect