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of La Salada. The last four days I spent on a trip to Uruapan to make a shipment of specimens, leaving Mr. Nelson at our camp near La Salada. 
Meleagris Not uncommon along the rugged cañons near La Salada. They often come out along the edges of the grassy plains bordering the cañons during the day. They always roost at night in trees along the canons. The native hunters secure the birds by hunting their roosting places at night. They do not appear to have regular roosts but simply roost wherever night overtakes them.
[[Baiomys?]]
Peromyscus
Bassariscus
Nasua
Philortyx Quite-common in flocks, in the grass on the plains and along the walls of the cañons. 
Mar. 24. El Zapote. Michoacan.
Left La Salada and travelled about 22 miles in a south-easterly direction to a ranch called El Zapote.
Mar. 25-26. Remained at El Zapote.
Two days were spent working at El Zapote.
Mar. 27. Agua Blanca. Michoacan.
Continued 8 miles today, in a south-easterly course to the hacienda of Agua Blanca, situated near the Volcano of Jorullo.
Mar. 28. Remained at Agua Blanca.
The day was spent in making a trip up on the Volcano of Jorullo, distant about five miles from Agua Blanca. The trail led through old lava beds to the tops. The Volcano of Jorullo is about 4500 ft. high. The crater is large and is broken out on one side. [[Formerly?]] steam or sulphur fumes issued from various parts of the crater but for a number of years no signs of volcanic action have been seen. The volcano is not higher than hills in the vicinity and is only conspicuous by its form.
Mar. 29 Guadalupe. Michoacan.
Left Agua Blanca and travelled 30 miles in a south-easterly course to Guadalupe.
Mar. 30. Paso de las Vacas. Guerrero.
Left Guadalupe and crossed the Rio Balsas and entered the state of Guerrero. We stopped for the night at a group of ranches called Paso de las Vacss.
Road today descended gradually to the Rio Balsas and then ascended steadily to Paso de las Vacas. The Balsas valley is excessively