Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . Img. 23.—Indian porters bear heavy back loads for miles over the mountainhighways, carrying as much as pack Fig. 24.—The angular peaks of volcanoes form the background for most distantmountain views in the Altos of Guatemala. 30 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION appearance and hal^ts but much darker in color. The hairy wood-pecker here had a dull brown breast, and the liluebird was appreciablylarger than the bird of the North. One evening the fog cleared away and the night air was sharp andcold. The following morning the ground w
Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . Img. 23.—Indian porters bear heavy back loads for miles over the mountainhighways, carrying as much as pack Fig. 24.—The angular peaks of volcanoes form the background for most distantmountain views in the Altos of Guatemala. 30 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION appearance and hal^ts but much darker in color. The hairy wood-pecker here had a dull brown breast, and the liluebird was appreciablylarger than the bird of the North. One evening the fog cleared away and the night air was sharp andcold. The following morning the ground was white with a heavy frost,and the sun was bright. From an elevated point at 10,000 feet alti-tude I had a marvelous view over the mountains, with the water ofLake Atitlan in the distance, the ancient site of Iximche below, and12 volcanoes ranged in a great semicircle in the background, as myeyes followed the line of the horizon. On another day of sunshine we drove to Desconsuelo on the roadto Quetzaltenango, where there are extensive areas lying above 10,000feet. On the way we saw band-tailed pigeons and at the Rio LosArcos obtained a specimen of the rare Guatemalan dii^p
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