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Marshall, 1942
1/3/42
13.
Jan 3 El Salvador
Mt. Cacaguigue, Dept Morazan
ridge to north. Flock of jays, oreolas,
Titipias along ravine at edge finca.
In cleared area being prepared for
coffee, many dead trees still standing,
1665 coll. Nuttallornis from top dead stub.
I had heard some "pill-pill" note
but wasn't certain from this bird.
167231 Coll. Buteo jamaicensis from another
dead tree. Along the ridge, forest
1/2 logged off leaving open grove of large
oaks, Balanopslyra abundant, also
heard Sialia same place as before.
Deep canyon on east side of this ridge,
down which I went thru virgin
oak forest on steep slope covered
beneath with ferns & sm. bamboo.
In this grove of oaks collected
three sp. woodhevers all from vertical oak trunks.
1666 Lepidocolaptes affinis flicked wings
1667 Xiphorhynelus flavigaster
1668 Xiphocolaptes promeroperynhus
Down an east-facing side ravine,
very steep & grown to lush humid
upper tropical growth of giant ferns,
bamboo, oaks was a huge flock
of woodpeckers, oreolas, jays, at least
1 woodhever, warblers, robins (B), etc.
Followed flock to bottom of canyon wher