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It was moonlight till nearly 12 oclock & I could see that we were following down a crooked valley bounded by rough hills. There were trees all along the valley, that for a ways seemed to be oaks, but were finally replaced by cottonwoods & willows. could see a few little ranches along the road, but there seemed to be no towns before reaching Magdalena.
The night was so cold that I nearly froze in the car & my teeth chattered on the way from the depo to a hotel.

Oct. 31 Woke up in a town I had never seen & began to make its acquaintance. Tramped through town & down the valley & out on the hills to see where I wanted to locate. Found I could work all sides as well from town as anywhere so I hired a room & got my trunk & in P.M. took a tramp of several miles over hills & through  washes east of town.
Killed a Flicker, Quail, Harporhynchus, Polioptila, & some [[Pereceaes?]]. Saw a Cottontail & several Jack Rabbits.

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Reviewed. Edited om to on. Can't work out [[Pereceaes?]] -@siobhanleachman