Mural Herz 1969 Journal 54 Aug.3 (cont.) 25 mi. 5 Huacas, 12500 ft., Depto. Ancash, Peru is blowing. The tinamon Dr. Koford caught last night probably weighed between 400-500 g. It was a mature female. Apparently there are no young in this season. She had about 10 ova. The breast feathers, as well as most of the feathers, are speckled brown & tan. According to Dr. Koford, when she leaves the nest she plucks out feather to cover the eggs. Perhaps the m does some incubating also. The smaller tinamou cought today might be a male, indicating size dimorphism. The hummingbird is an adult, 9.4g., with a green gorgette bordered with navy blue. It has a yellowish green back and a blue tail. I saw it perch on a small rock formation. It flew away as I approached, so I sat and waited. In another 2 minutes it returned and I shot it. 1:30 p.m. We left the other 4 mi. 5, 6 mi. E Quechay, 12500 ft., Depto. Recucho, Peru [12 mi. by road from Catac towards Chavin.] 1:30 p.m. We left the campsite & went further along the road of the puna grassland. We came to a little pueblo called Catac, and there took a little turnoff to Chavin (78 Km. from Catac by road. Catac is 26 km. by road from Huacas). As we approached a summit, about 12 miles on the road from Catac we came to a rather large lake, on the left of it was puna grassland with a couple of brushy canyons, on the far side the snowy mountains of the Cordillera Blanca are evident, and the right side has