. A naturalist in Mexico : being a visit to Cuba, northern Yucatan and Mexico . t upon its roof, was a second,much smaller, with an elaborately sculptured facade. Thisbuilding was divided into several rooms. The doors herehad an addition, not before observed in any building inUxmal; this was two pillars of stone dividing the doorwayinto three apertures. This character was not observed in thebuildings below. The roof was much fallen and overgrownwith large and small trees, which were running their rootsinto the crevices among the stones, and slowly but surelycausing the rain of these interestin
. A naturalist in Mexico : being a visit to Cuba, northern Yucatan and Mexico . t upon its roof, was a second,much smaller, with an elaborately sculptured facade. Thisbuilding was divided into several rooms. The doors herehad an addition, not before observed in any building inUxmal; this was two pillars of stone dividing the doorwayinto three apertures. This character was not observed in thebuildings below. The roof was much fallen and overgrownwith large and small trees, which were running their rootsinto the crevices among the stones, and slowly but surelycausing the rain of these interesting relics of by-gone days. In the interest of our work, I had not discovered thatthousands of garrapatas were crawling over me. Theseinsects are the scourge of Yucatan, and altogether were amore constant source of annoyance and suffering than any weencountered in the country. These, in color, size, and num-bers, were like grains of sand, and dispersed themselves allover my body, getting into the seams of my clothes, andburying themselves in my flesh. Their habit was to attach. <zffl<-J z D BIRDS SEEN. 53 m themselves to the skin by plunging their proboscis into it,and thus suck the blood until their flat bodies were dis-tended into a globular form. It was very curious that so few birds were seen aboutthe ruins. Among those observed were the GuatemalanWoodpecker, Uxmal Woodpecker, Ruby-throated Hum-mingbird, Mexican Kingbird, and a single specimen, whichwe obtained, of Grays Thrush. Glandina Cylindi-aca, one ofthe most abundant mollusks of Yucatan, was found here inconsiderable numbers. Another abundant species was theChondroponia La7-gillierti, a. beautiful yellowish-white shellwith rows of brown spots. Bulimulus iropicalis and CyclotusDysoni, a beautiful ribbed species, and a Helicinay were thecommon forms seen. One new variety of Cylindrella wasfound (C. spelunca, var. diibid). A single snake [DryophisJulgidus) was seen and captured. A rabbit was also seen,but not ob
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