Hoford 1957 2 Journal 13 May 1957 San Isidro del General, Costa Rica Sketch about 50 or 55, his wife perhaps 40. He seemed a mild gentle shy man. Features somewhat sharp, and complexion somewhat dark. He showed us his notes. He takes field notes in small notebook. Then rewrites into a journal, continuous, in school-type bound note-books, in ink. At left margin is index - species, and kind of behavior. The many volumes of these notebooks kept in a square large suitcase sized box. A smaller elongated box holds index. Sheets for a sheet for each species, & under subheads such as "nesting" a series of numbers (volumes & page of notes info in note-books). Visible library was small - about 6 shelves about 5 feet long, many of the books being on philos-ophy or religion. We went for a walk in the 100 acres of forest near his house, where he does most of his work. Heard motmets, woodcrepers, Tinamous. Almost no trails - he said less trespassing thus. He thought the forest near climbing, though I saw no trees over 3' diam. (Brominium utile). Much leaf-mold & leaves underfoot - black organic matter diggable with fingers to depth of a foot or more. Slope gentle. Heard & saw Celus. Some said mounds as of a Leomyidae rodent (Macrogeomys?). S. said agoutis present. He showed us nest of a Malacoptila - a deep hole in forest floor with entrance a mere pocket fist-sized, among twigs. We saw a cluff-rumped toucan & its nest (on-the ground!). A rushing 15' wide rocky river near the house. Torrent flycatchers said common here. A.S. knew almost nothing of Sarcoramphus or its nest, & had never seen nest of turkey vulturs. He said he had never known of a joy or howling monkey in that valley. A.S. regretted he had only room for one to guest (we were 2). His wife talkative, mild, & interested in his work, but apparently forgetful as she repeated same questions several times at intervals. Juan said they rarely left the finca - perhaps once a year - and that A.S. had