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Pachuca. 

to lay the dust. Caught 12 Sitomys in my mouse traps last night most of them were the short-tailed kind so common in the fields around Amecameca, Mexico. The others were long tailed like those taken on the hill yesterday. They are found from away back on the plain to the tops of the hills. Shot a small wren and a great crested flycatcher. Besides resetting mouse traps set two that afternoon & baited with

Pachuca,                                                  17  
meat. 
The sky is overcast and it is thundering in the south. The indicators are good for more rain tonight. 

Pachuca Mar 16 Thurs, 
1 Description of [[strikethrough]]small[[/strikethrough]] Chirping sparrow killed this morning. - Crown & back of head rusty. - Hind neck ash-gray, slightly streaked in centre with darker Back scapulars upper wing coverts streaked with brown & black. Lower coverts - white,- throat, brest, sides and rump ash gray. Belly, lower tail

Transcription Notes:
COVERT feathers - this is correct, not COVERED.