Field notes, v1602
Page 577
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8/4 15 mi. NW Tacambaro June 16 the timber stand looks more virgin. I hunted in a stand of fir and pine with several other broad- leaved emergent trees (identical with those at camp near Puerto Cornica). There is a good understory of young trees, shrubs & herbaceous elements - due in large part to clearing of the original timber. From superficial appearances the stand looked too "thin" to support waras but they were fairly common and I took 11 specimens in 2 hours. The tree remaining are about same size as those at Puerto Cornica - giant pines & firs and probably many of the larger trees have been cut down. There are more laches here than at the other camps, howerer, a few oaks are present. Local name of C. megalopterus = "Zona ja". As I arrived at edge of the timber I heard the calls of megalepterus - a group giving che-che or che-cha which I recognized. The group was in a stand of small firs (10-12 feet high) and various large palms & small broad-leaved trees. By squeaking and using a wounded bird to bring in the others I collected 8 specimens - the entire group I believe. This included 4 juveniles. Juveniles definitly less wary then adults. Once one birds (adult) flew almost into me and then swerved to alight land on a vertical tree trunk after being attracted by similar calls of a wounded