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R.Salander,
1952
2
Campsylorhynchus zonatus
Cerro Higuera, 200 ft., 20 mi. W Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
August 4
of the trees.
In skinning the birds I noted them to be looser skinned
than C. megalopterus, but this may have been a result
of the heat. Will hone to check further on this. Beak and
legs are decidedly yellow - a corn yellow or a dark
yellow. Iris of adults like that of C. megalopterus.
Iris of juveniles pale blue.
August 5
No evidence of zonatus today in the vicinity;
Apparently rare here.
August 7
2 mi. S Costepec, 3700 ft., Veracruz, Mexico. Found two
birds feeding in a coffee bush near a cobble-stone road
at 9:30. Rather quiet. Calls not recorded, but very
simple, something like a nasal