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38  Perote.
last I saw of them for the spring.
Harporhynchus curv. Com. at Perote.
Salpinetes obsoletus. I saw one or two in dry washes near the base of the Mt.
Thryothorus b. bairdii. com. among the magueys & cactus on the plain Certhia fam. mex. Rather com. on the lower slopes of the Mt.
Parus meridionalis. com. along with preceding.
Setophaga. A species of this genus was com. on the Mt.
Phainopepla nitens. I saw two on three in the lava bed.
Sitta pygmaea. Common from Base of Mt. up to timber line.
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39 Las Vegas
Sialia mexicana. Rather com. near timber line on the "Cofre"

Las Vegas. Vera Cruz. Mex.
From about June 10th to [[strikethrough]] 24[[/strikethrough]] 19 1893.
Itinerary.
Most of my trapping at this place was done within 3 miles of the town. A trip was made to the Cerro de Volcancillo about 3 miles above Las Vegas on the slope of the "Cofre". From the cerro de volcancillo probably all the lava came which forms the bed lying from the slope down to Jalapa. When we visited the peak we saw no signs of a crater there but the peak itself is a mass of
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