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Mothafucta (cont.)
rich and abundant thornbush, mostly the red-stemmed
Margarina?; but also another (200 specimens). The local
tolan was mostly Boelonia but some rigidum (both in
[photo], and nearly was goodruleare.
March 24 Hunting in early a.m. at Toroga, then after lunch at
Tineopolos with Carl. At Tineopolos between noon and
3 a.m. got 4 turmours, all f.f. Nest # 2 had 6 eggs,
cold, re-arranged since my last visit; and one of them a
bit smeared. Nest # 3 with 3 eggs, no bird. Shot one q
on hill above Nest # 3.
March 25 Visited nest # 2 + 3 at 8 - 9 a.m. No signs of occupancy
so took eggs and made Potato salad with them. No
observable embryos.
March 31 Returned to Tineopolos where they had another nest
for me, to be known as nest #5. It is midway up the
slope north of the house. Indian showed it to me at
4 p.m. and said he had found it yesterday. At 4 p.m.
no bird was on nest; the 4 eggs were completely covered
by abundant feathers. The nest is in an rich clump,
close along a tola brush (goodruleare). The slope is a
fairly open mixture of goodruleare, rich, coarse albe
rich, and thornbush.
April
Visited nest #5 at 5:40 a.m. Morning clear, frosty, dew 26°.
Bird was on. Built blind nearby. Bird left at 8:15, distinguishable
by dark unspread or rumpled neck feathers. Stole 1 of
the 4 eggs, which were well-covered by feathers; it had a
large embryo, probably about 3 days from hatching. With Anita
watching, same bird with rumpled neck returned at 9:35