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Davis
1942
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Lake Omege, Zoo, Def't. Antiguél, El Salvador
Feb. 12, 1942
Took a large Ameiva (1229) in some leaves at
the trail's edge, just before turned off to go up
the canyon. Took two Fan-tailed Warblers (1233 &
1234). The first was a single bird, feeding in the brush at the trail's edge. The second was
with 5 or 6 Ant Tanagers and a fair of ant-
shrikes, foraging over the rocks in the stream
bed at the canyon bottom. When I shot, the birds
flew into the brush. I retrieved the specimen,
and found that I had dropped it in the midst
of a large ant army which was proceeding
up-canyon. This was the same situation in
which I took a Fan-tail (1196) on Feb. 9. See notes
for that date. After I had retrieved the bird,
the other Fan-tails and the fair of ant-shri-
kes returned & started to forage, but the ant
tanagers did not return. I took the ? Ant-
shrike (1235) whereupon the Fan-tails again
flew into the brush, only to reappear and start
feeding several minutes later. The ant Tana-
gers, ant-shrikes, and Fan-tails, from
what I have seen, feed on ants much of the
time. Fan-tails look like rebels when they
forage. They are very nervous and active, and
fwitch the tail constantly, although they do
not actually fan it very often.