Field notes, v585
Page 299
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Lake Omeqa, 200', W of S. San Miguel, El Salvador Feb. 9, 1942. Blotches on the dorsum, and a variegated head. The blotches, which were rather faint posteriorly, were greatly intensified on contact with the forechin. What hunting in p.m. found a trail which led to a small water lagoon with bog in the dense forest W of camp. Took a Tiger Falcon (1200) from a dead tree in the middle of the bog. Shot a Spotted-breasted Wren (1199) from a dense tangle of vines and shrubs on the bank of the Rio San-Miguel, and a Bang's Magpie-jay (1202) from a tree in the open forest between the dense jungle and the Mimosa scrub. It was with 3 or 4 other birds, all screaming vociferously. At dusk, on my way back to camp, just where the open forest and Mimosa scrub, heard a high-pitched, nasal "unk" from a tree, and saw a bird perched about 40' up in this tree, hunched up and turning its head from side to side. It resembled an owl in the half-light, but when collected proved to be a Black-collared Hawk (1201). Marshall collected his in nearly the same place while out-hunting at night. This spot is about 1/4 mile from the lake. In the daytime these hawks stick to the lake's edge and feed primarily on fish and lizards.