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Jaerval
12 March 1978.
Mr. Tucuru, Alto Kempoz
Again told w. adminstrator. Apparently good, the road can be
traveled to Rio Pannara and on to Penchela; possible to 2-wheeler
truck in this season. / We walked down to highway in 1 1/4 hrs. Then
Hawk - Bates-like: chalky grey back; white base tail + 1" black subterminal band.
to Tucuru. Waited from 3-5 pm for bus, then drove up to,
Telemar, arriving very late after dark. We camped in football field.
Dogs & their barks continued all night, many roosters crow in
morning; somewhat mosquitoey, but no people bothered us. About.
13 March 1978. Pampoz. Low morning mist. Left gear in lobby.
Took truck to Feira Catolonica (15km); now bridge new, certainly 4-wheeler
but possible. Met 3 Prorzo - Balsamo brothers; joining young bees-
man w. coffee farm, at least 5 cabelleros; fully pat. fairly
protective from cutting the coffee in much of it. Clara D. was a
butterfly collector; collector in Puerto; known little of clonoplatina. W
we took walk for 2 hrs. in the hill forest, from about 100' to 1000'. We
saw + heard many birds, Trogon violaceus. Big toucan (Ramph-
otos S. ?). Parrots. Formicavus. Saw large palms w. clusters
of fruits. Said to be eaten in a palmita, say vampire wood
horses. Say a puma taking children & dogs on neighboring farms
recently. Say no jaguar now; orchet in mountains.
Family many vises de roda (chinkajous ?). Marahy saw. Say a
gray visis on N. side of valley. We saw several Basibacius, +
orcas. America-type or Anding, near tail. Ever. say that
rock goes into ntc. to about 1000m, up Rio Pannara + Tutolom; ix the
2 hrs. joined in us to lunch in house. Arranged to visit w.
students. Interested in wildlife; the little family couldn't get.
Had H. Land's book, B.of G., & said very incomplete for their
area. But this most abundant in wet season (K. said; he knows