Field notes, v1409
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Koford Journal Ecuador 2 February 1964. Barrington Is., Galapagos Is, perhaps 1-2 mos. SW of highest (W.) summit, I saw 16 geese at once. Widely spaced large brown and opints, with many rather evenly spaced mottles of common spreading stirking red-fruited buck. Animals mostly resting/ Only 1 apparent bird of in 16. / In gp. of 11: +2? GP=threes: 3 ad ?, 3 ad. ??; 2 min. ??, in one gp.; remainder 400 yds. distant from three. In gp. of 11, only 3 brown. (Both on a vivacious block marked as black. / On summit flat, prostrate buck lunch of Brosopic type, green leaves, some legume fruits, sticking. Not seen shrubus. I collected one large (12") fern in sheltered shade ever on N. side of highest point, about 20' down from summit. / Other area I near summit, evenly spaced 1 1/2 ft. high lucules of common type, leaf D and smelling of fresh sea peats. / On windward slope, S. side - island, lichen common - rocks seen painted in pale yellow green, & luscious festoonal. Damper than N. slope probably. Also, on one slope the "mangosito" lucules to 10' high, sparsely spread, lowered at 5'. Look at about 600' level, apparent dried sand, with many stiles dead sedge, cropped at 3-6". No living sedge seen (as on inlet in bay). / Also left summit 1/30. About 1330, came a band 6 ??, 2 ln. + black, all ads. Near them a black ?? with ? bird leg gone at heel; he lay on side, neck outstretched head & pulled up so no throat & chin in straight line. Killed him, but found no wound. Drag out ground into a long thrashing site. Rumor Bleach 1/2 full, no green or succulent pieces, no obvious ends- periscute + no setos. Liver thin, small. No fat. Leg wound long healed wounded & followed from ere. (Possibly shot by me or Balfour on previous day). / Once & two small birds about 2" long, the most