Nipual Lewis 1969 journal 3 June 27 (cont.) 3500 m. 11,100 ft. quite Mt. Pichincha, Prov. of Pichincha, Ecuador, quite verdant, mostly with low growing shrubs and ground vegetation - ferns, etc. Unfortunately, the road had a slide before we were even half way up, and so we could go no further in the jeep. Supposedly near the top was rocky habitat that might be suitable for Phyllotis hoggaridi. It would have been an hour's walk up to the top, however, so we decided to set traps along the chaparral. We hiked up to the grassy chaparral area and set our traps in 3 lines of about 15 each, plus a line along the road where the sharp bank met the road. All together, 70 folding shermans, baited with rolled oats, were set. The area is quite moist and the vegetation is low and thick. The slopes are also rather steep. No definite animal sign was seen except for a few holes. What appeared to be rabbit droppings were fairly abundant. Fernando says the Eastern slope of Pichincha is much drier. It faces away from the ocean. We saw many birds on our walk up Pichincha. This may have been because it was right after the rains, but the area is good for birds anyway. 4 spp of hummingbird were seen: Buff-legged Patagona (Giant),