Kerndrechen 1950 Journal 4 Bogota', 8500ft., Cundinamarca, Colombia, S.A. Oct. 13 Dr. Borrero spent most of the day with me, helping me with shopping and other business, and taking me to the Instituto for a brief visit. We met Dr. (Kerri?) Richter there; enomologist he apparently is primarily an entomologist, with an interest in birds (papers in Colombia) and herps. Drs. Torres and Osorno showed me their collection of alcoholic specimens of herps, and the following living animals which were captive at the Instituto at the time: an 11 foot Eunectes murinus (kept in a half-filled bathtub with an electric heater reflecting on it), several Hyla labiatic, two Bufo marinus, a Phoracosaum heterodermus, and a pair of Leiocephalus trochylcephaeus. Oct. 14 Spent most of the morning looking over the herp. collections at the Instituto. Just before noon, Dr. Borrero appeared with the Dept. of War gun permits. & He took me to the Servicio Biologia, and introduced me to Dr. Scott Dutiery, and Dr. Arce. These two men took me for a drive through the Parque Hato Nacional and on up the slope E. of Bogota' to a drive overlooking the city. Bogota' is a long, narrow city of about 1/2 million people, situated in an old