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Lake Oniega, zoo; Dep't, San Miguel, El Salvador
Feb. 6, 1942
Egret or two on it. Also many Little Blue
and Louisiana Herons. On Haldmeyer's is-
land noted 506-Boothilled, + 1 adult Black-
crowned Night, Herons. Near Oniega,
saw about 20 Lesser Scaup. Also 20 or
30 Coots. Out in the middle of the lake saw
100's of Blue-winged Teal & 100e's of B?
Black-bellied Tree Ducks. Mexican Lor-
morants are abundant, both in trees along
the shore, + on the lake, + Anhingas are
fairly common in the reeson shore.
Jacanas are very common along the shore,
and Least Grebes everywhere out on the lake.
Feb. 7, 1942.
Went hunting w of Camp in a.m. Yellow
Warbler (1176) in tree out in grassland; Or-
chard Oriole (1180) in tree with several others
about 1 mi. W of Camp; Treeted Flycatcher (1174) in
Mimosa send; in the open forest Saltator grande
(1177), Toddy Flycatcher (1178); Blue-Crowned Motmot
(1182), and Blackheaded Trogon (1184). Shot a Royal-
lapie Mythrotherax (1192) as it worked through some
thick brush at the edge of cornfield. It behaved much
as a Wren-st. In the dense jungle shot a
Streaked-headed Woodbower (1186) as it spiralled
up the trunk of a large tree. Hunted for reptiles