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not far from the R.R. station.

Reithrodontomys.________ Two specimens were caught among the scanty growth of weeds and thorny vegetation on a steep slope near the city. 

Peromyscus________ (l. eared) Abundant and well distributed on the rocky slopes near the city.

Peromyscus________(wh. ft.) Found rather sparingly among the weeds and Baccharis bushes along arroyos among the rocky hills near the city.

Dipodomys________Rather common on a high mesa about a mile from the R.R. station and at about the same altitude. Usually they make from one to three holes which enter the ground under the shelter and usually at the bases of thick bunches of large Opuntias. Runways sometimes connect holes two or three feet apart but none were found leading away from the shelter of the Opuntias. 

Neotoma  Common along stone walls and other shelter. No stick nests were seen. Rather dim runways were seen where the animals are in the habit of passing through dense thorny vegetation. 

Agave. The leaves of the species used here to hold water left out overnight to freeze, belong to one of the species used for making pulque.

Ocotlan, Jalisco. 
Dec. 23.

They are broad and rather short. I was told they were all brought from La Blanca, a small town to the eastward about 16 leagues. According to my informant none grow here. The species found here is taller and has more slender leaves. The leaves used for freezing water are about three feet long and about 10 inches wide. 

Zacatecas has an altitude of about 8000 ft. The city is surrounded by barren,rocky hills, some of which rise at least 500 feet higher. The hills are entirely devoid of trees, and shrubs are few in number. during the winter season, sharp frosts occur. 

Dec. 23, Ocotlan, Jalisco. 
When I got on the train last night at Zacatecas I found Mr. Nelson and we came on together to Ocotlan, arriving at 9:50 a.m. We found quarters at the Lake View House, a hotel of which Mr. Winfield Scott is the proprietor. Mr. Scott has travelled over much of Mexico and has taken a great many fine photographs of the indians, natural scenery and other interesting things, and made it pleasant for us at Ocotlan. 
Ocotlan is situated two and one half miles from Lake Chapala, in a rich