Field notes, v1717
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Lh Wolf 1963 July 31 Aimophila quinquestriata Barranca de Olatos N of Guadalajara, Jalisco #2129 - 17 mm. green caterpillar & mostly digested mulberries fruit in stomach. food founds 5-stripes - one or two singing ??, in small groups as we came close to Rio Verde on North side. habitat Seemed to be restricted to densely vegetated arroyos - closed canopy + dense ground cover - mostly herbs + not grass. Chased one up to edge of dense scrub whence it flew back toward stream. Saw no ?? for certain, but from ?road condition or this must be breeding season. voice/Song impossible to distinguish from Sonora birds. August 26 20 mi. e. of Mazaton, Sonora, Mexico 2415 plumage worn, no molt, enlarged cloacal protuberance. 2416 plumage worn, no molt, enlarged cloacal protuberance. 2420 plumage worn, no molt, enlarged cloacal protuberance. 2419 plumage worn, no molt, brood patch. 2421 plumage worn, no molt, brood patch. 2422 plumage worn, no molt, enlarged cloacal protuberance hand-shelled egg 2423 plumage worn, no molt, brood patch. fine white in shell. voice 2424 plumage worn, no molt, enlarged cloacal protuberance Found birds either singly or in family groups. ? with egg in oviduct was alone when collected. ?? still singing + I think ?? with 3 young (2416) was singing as I approached area when family was.