Field notes, v1663
Page 119
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Rio Store 1941 Journal 4 July 17 Nuevo Leon, 20 mi. w. Sinares to 20 mi. w. Antiguo Morelos S.L.P. Mexico drove further to a point above the bottoms and camped by a fast-moving stream bordered by semi-tropical vegetation Birds seen between the Rio Frio & Camp were: Brown-bill Ani, Sharpe's seed-eater, Mex. Cested Flycatcher, Mourning Dove, Brown Jay, Centurus sp?, Green Parakeet, Road Runner, Cassadix, Bob White, White-winged Dove, Red- willed Pigeon, white-eyed Vireo, & Black Vulture. Set 17 traps and caught one Pemmysus and one Liomys (latter badly damaged by ants). July 18 20 mi. w. Antiguo Morelos to 6 mi. NE Jacala 5000', Hidalgo, Mex. Around camp between 6:30 & 9:45 AM we found the following birds: Saltator aficeps, Red-cr. Parot, Green Parakeet, Drives dives, Brown Jay, Dryobates scalaris, Giant flycatcher, heard a trogon & a probable tinamou. Also saw Thryothorus maulipetus & Tanagra lutea (identified later from notes). Tropical butterflies were abundant, gathering on the damp shores of the stream & on decaying fruits on the road, saw two Morphos. Birds seen on the road between camp & Antiguo Morelos on the way out (9:45-10:45 AM) were: Cassadix, Sennett's warbler, Amblycercus, Derby Flycatcher, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Ibis olivaceous, Deer (Sp?), Hawks (Butomagnisostri? ) & heard a vireo with a song like a red-eye. Drove to the Rio Tampoan and saw the following birds: