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K.Selander,
1952
Comphorhynchus zonatus
Cerro Reyman, 200 ft., 20 mi. W Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico.
August 4 Found a flock of 10 or more in a stand of trees bordering a large trail about 1 mile from camp. The area is flat and covered with weeds, being dotted here and there with small trees. Near the trail is a line of fairly large broad-leaved trees with an understory of small shrubs and weeds.
The birds of wara first attracted my attention by calling loudly - a rasping "shah" or "shaugh". This is a very loud note. I shot two and the others flew down the line of trees, calling loudly. Adults and juveniles present in the flock. Not very wild, flying only short distances; remained near the tops of the trees, only rarely descending to lower branches.
Flock moved about in the manner of C. megaloptyus, reminding me very much of that species. I obtained six birds in all before the flock finally retreated from sight. Just after having collected the sixth bird I heard the "cha - cha - cha" of C. rufinucha and shortly thereafter collected a juvenile - in almost exactly the spot where I had just taken a specimen of C. zonatus. It may be that C. zonatus has wandered in from another, probably higher area. Both took both species here during an earlier collecting trip (February?). C. zonatus is certainly a more active, robust species than C. rufinucha, moving rather rapidly through the top and middle portions of