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The poverty of species is amazing. Not a hummer or tanager was seen. Day clear & warm with [[strikethrough]] great [[/strikethrough]] such reflection of the sun on the white pavements. [[circled]] 2 [[/circled]] Spent the morning in the quiet Parque Cousinya. It is a really beautiful park of large size with a great variety of pines, vales pippa trees, eucalyptus, bamboo & flowers. Beneath the trees is a good growth of lawn carefully [[strikethrough]] ct [[/strikethrough]] cut & watered. Even in this large wood & lake country birds were few. In the afternoon I went to another large park, the Botanical Garden & Museo National. The place was labelled Quinta Normal. Many of the trees were very old and of large size. Giant Sycamores, oaks, maples, pines, elms & magnolias abounded. The Museum was closed for 2 months. The park was almost as large as the Cousinya. I learned afterwards that the park attendants had allowed