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from falling coconuts. Somehow this
country reminds me of the northwest with
the mountains covered with big trees clear
down to the edge of the water. The bird-
life is exotic and numerous. The black
vulture is as common and tame as our park
pigeons and can be approached to within a
few feet. The marine bird life is made

of many birds that I am seeing for the
first time. Have not seen any wild animals
but am told that they occur only about

one mile beyond the village. If the per-
mits were in my possession, I would, on
December 1, have had twenty or thirty
numbers in my catalogue by the end of the
day. When I think that it is going to
take at least five days before I can get
into the field, I am ready to start
another "free hunting" revolution.

The hotel, which is the only one in
Barrios, is a hotel by name only. It set
me back a step or two when I entered, both
by sight and smell. The odor of moldy
wood and bedding is enough to keep you
awake. No running water and doubtful
drinking water. The meals are tasty but
I cannot but feel that if I survive this
first day on their food, I can get better
food (safer to eat) in Guatemala City. I
will be glad when I can eat out of my own
food box and drink boiled water. The
menu consisted of soup with dumpling-like
masses, an egg rolled up with onions in
the center, which I thought was more than
adequate for a meal but I discovered that
there were three more plates under the
top one. The second dish was a whole
fish about the size of the plate, which
(the fish) was taken from the bottom of a