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R.K.Selander,
1952
July 26 Camphylorhynchus jocosus agularis
Rio Metzkitlan, 4000 ft., 20 mi. N Atotonilco, Hidalgo,
Mexico.
a higher pitch; less clear; lighter. On one occasion
I watched and heard an adult make a song ----
a forced, awkward "oh - hee-lee -oo" or "oh- heelee -
oh" - sounding a bit like the song the Agelaius
phoeniceus, but much lower, less melodic, more
nasal. - I note especially the fact that these wrens are
less wary than C. brunneicapillus. When a pair is found,
it is usually possible to obtain at least one of the
two with the .38. After a shot, however, the other wren
quickly retreat from sight and become silent.
The Bewick Wren occurs in the cardon-marguete association
on the slopes of the arroyo. There may be some competition
between this wren and C. jocosus at the border of the
arroyo-bottom vegetation and the cacti. Apparently,
no other species wren is present in the arroyo -bottom.
I have mentioned collecting this wren (C.jocosus agularis)
in Nayarit. It will be interesting to see just how wide
a habitat distribution these wrens have. Do they ever
occur in cacti? I preserved a number of stomachs
for food studies. I think they eat insects mostly as
I have seen them foraging through the branches and
foliage of the willow trees. I have pictures of this
locality. These lost.