Field notes, v585
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Lake Onega, 200' def't San Miguel, El Salvador Jan. 31, 1942 Blue Heron, American & Snowy Egrets, Mexican Cormorant, & Green Kingfisher. The grassland river bank habitats are most distinct as regards their faunamse, and the other three habitats are frequented by pretty much the same species. Wherever there is any tree growth in the grassland, species ordinarily found in brush or forest terrain frequently occur. Feb. 1, 1942. Hunted in a.m. Sporophila moreletti (1132) from a level of grass west of camp; Spinul Larksp and Emigdonas sp. (1134+1138) from trees in open forest growth; Turdus grayi (1130) and And Tanager (1135) from dense brush in the heavy forest near the Rio San Miguel, and 2 Guatemala Barred Woodpevers (1136+1137) from a tree, also near the Rio. This Woodpever seems to enjoy a wide distribution as we took the same species on Mt. Tacaguetipa. Evidently they require only heavy tree growth, regardless of what zone it is in. Both these birds were foraging on trees close together; when one was shot the other flew only a short distance away & was easily collected by locally as I was plugging the throat of the first specimen. Tried to get a small iguana in a tree near the riverbank. Only had the .22 Pistol with me, but filled the lizard full of