Journal 23 March 1973 w. Brazil, Apure, Venezuela about 5 old cat tracks near a drying pond; 7½ mm. deep; toes slightly lyme separated then joines; oval? Bird & capybara tracks dominate & obscure other tracks. We swept dusty road & other areas along track. We camped by water hole in caño. Bats out before dark. Noctyx especially noisy. Found a Didelphis dug eyeshine. Caimans, bootys, capybaras, others making noise all night; sometimes in spreading burrows. A deer & capybara walked thru our camp at night. Accessible water cano continues at least 2 miles over good dirt road, branches leading off to S., or small ones through grassland to N. Capybaras dominant wherever water. Tamar live - perhaps little hill? yet; often gave "alarm bark" but did not flee. They & big squirrels can swim far & well under water; usually submerge upon entering when frightened. But occasional capybara groups swim across w. heads out, including juven. / In Agria Verde, Eike found an anaconda about 4" diameter wrapped in brush under low face of water; we could not make it reveal head or even move much by poking w. stick. Only snake we have seen so far. No macaws seen in this area; no macaws seen or heard. / Flushed a caprimulgus from nest on ground in forest with two pale orange eggs. Heard some calling in evening. / Capybara eyeshine dull; often taken for coati- mulgid at larger distance. / Almost no marginal or biting flies. 24 March 1973. Sunday. Much bird racket in early morning. Noctyx, hangfisch, anibis, Bellula perched in deadwood tree overhanging water by camp. / Walked along edge forest, edge caño water, other spots, & found no fresh cat tracks. But many of capybara, some of fox. About 7 a.m. I saw a fox trot up the road, pause to crouch. About same time I saw adult Crox chubutoni walking slowly on same road, perhaps looking for food, for about 5 min. When