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. K. Selander,
1954
C. nigricaudatus
45
Rancho Ocuilapa, Chiapas
April 4 Tonala', stopping at our old collecting spot 2 mi. SE
Ocuilapa where we took 2 nigricaudatus from a group
of three in a clump of trees near the road. The cut over
area has been burned since our first visit and we
found no other ones. I imagine that we have now
exterminated the small population living in the
clumps of trees along the road. Between our 12:1
mi. camp and Ocuilapa the land is dry with few
areas having suitable stands of trees for the
vines. Along the foot hills is the dry, low thorny
deciduous forest - almost certainly not suitable
habitat. Noted no evidence of chiofensis in the
valley.
At Ocuilapa we camped near the river. Heard
one vwen calling in the stand of mangos, guanacaste,
and anates near the stream - which has a little
water from springs.
April 5 In early morning I walked carlward towards the hills
hunting. In streamside tangle of vines in proximity
to large trees I found a lone bird (#1) which I
heard singing "wet-do-it, wet-do-it" repeatedly.
Also a variation "we-do-it" and another song
"a-wet, a-wet, a-wet." No other individuals
in the immediate area. Later on and a bit towards
the hills I took a pair foraging 25 feet above the
ground in a vine-tangled branch of a rather large
tree. The foliage of tree and vines combined formed