Field notes, v1603
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C. jocosa 4 9.5 mi. NNW Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca May 7 Egg nest area 7 1/2" up - other nest in same tree is just a hollow shell - but may have served as a dormitory for the ov. plants May 7-1 common tree used for nesting sterle May 7-2 " " "palo blanco" Sterile May 7-3 tree shrub - common Tecoma stans May 7-4 short bush Brickellia? sterile May 7-5 low bushy tree - not common Xanthoxylon (Zanthoxylum) libmannianum May 7-6 " " " " Brickellia? Nest about 30 yds up slope from egg nest contained no eggs. Pair of wrens seemed evenly spaced in this study area. May 8 -> #2206 [illegible] sparse fillare + clear areas. Tepehene', 4600ft., Puebla, Mexico May 8 Several birds today had bright pink intestines as result of eating fruit of the candelabra cactus - whether this was picked up with insects or while the fruit is the primary food is a question - but one stomach contained seeds (collected). These wrens spend a good deal of time probing in fruit of the cactus. Perhaps the long, thin bill is well suited for their style of feeding. The iris is a simple brown color - occasionally with a slight shade of orange.