The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (18160446965)

Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo17amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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A SEARCH FOR SCYTALOPUS 163 soggy mould. Its glimpses of daylight must be brief indeed, and at infrequent intervals. We had come to the mountains in a state of enthusiasm and expectancy, for here it seemed we should succeed in ending our long quest. As the days passed, thrilling excitement gave way to exasperation; and finally, disap- appointment. Birds were more abun- dant than at Villa Nougues, but the tapacolo was not forthcoming. As a last resort it was therefore decided to visit the top of the range, which at this point attains an altitude of over ten thousand feet. This necessitated the securing of a pack train of mules, but the matter was arranged, and one
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Llamas, htdeii with potatoi's and otliL-r prodiicf. and driven alwaj's by Quichua Indians, frequently come down from the highlands into the streets of Sucre. The limit of the llama's load is about one hun- dred pounds. If it be given a heavier burden, it will lie down and stubbornly refuse to move pointment alone remained to fill the void created by the flight of the other emotions. We returned to Tucuman to pack the collections which had been made, and then struck for the forest farther south. This time we left the railroad at a station called Aguilares, two and one half hours from Tucuman, and camped in the forest at the foot of the ridge. Again we were doomed to dis- morning at one o'clock we mounted and started up the slope. A full moon showered a flood of light upon the earth, but the overhanging branches formed a thick canopy over the trail, impermeable to the silvery radiance save when an occasional breeze stirred the leafy arch, thus permitting fitful shafts of light to pierce the darkness of the tunnel, and to fall in quavering, dancing blotches on the ground. We