R.K. Salander, 1953 Calocitta formosa Tonalá, 180 ft., Chiapas, México Oct. 25 common note when alarmed is the excited "caw". This "urr" note is not given when the birds are disturbed - I suspect it is a "foraging note" of some sort. Jays apparently not as quite so abundant around Tonalá as I thought after the hunt of Oct. 23 - However, they are common. Definitely less wary than larks at Tuxtla - much easier to approach. La Polka, sea level, Chiapas, México Oct. 28 Shot a lone bird which we found in a small dead tree near a tiny stream at the edge of a hill NE of the settlement of La Polka. Late in the day we saw a flock of 15 or more in a dead tree in the center of a milpa - about 1/2 mile from the spot we had taken the lone bird. Natives at La Polka claim this species "common" here. There use two names = "curaca" and "chawca" for this species. Natives around Tonalá also use both names. 5 mi. SW Tonalá, 100 ft., Chia., México Oct. 31 At about 6:00 P.M (just at dusk) we ran onto a flock of 35+ birds in a large dead tree - guanacaste - just alongside the road from Tonalá to Puerto Arista. I shot one bird and the flock scattered in all directions to various nearby trees. Took 2 more specimens.