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Lake Olomega, 200', dept. San Miguel, El Salvador
Feb. 15, 1942
may back shot an El Salvador Ant Tanager and a Wet-
more Ant Tanager.
Feb. 16, 1942
Went back to jungle forest after two of other Spake-billed
Flycatchers, but before reached the place where I had seen
them the day before, I ran on to at least three other pairs
in much the same type of habitat as I had had
taken the one yesterday. After about three-quarters of an
hour of stalking, I had just one bird (1260). After I shot
the others stopped calling and I first shot two very small
birds, perching motionless silent in trees about 10-20'
from the ground. In the hand they proved to be Bent-billed
Flycatchers. Farther through the jungle, where it thins
out, shot a Manakin. It was solitary, perched about 15'
up in a large tree. On the way back, collected a Placid
Flycatcher as it perched Empidonax-like low in the
dense undergrowth. In the open woodland, opposite a
large cornfield, collected a Blue Bunting as it foraged
through the underbrush together with Redstarts and
Black and White Warblers. Van Rossem states that every
Blue Bunting but one that he saw was in a cool, well-
shaded habitat, as in canyon bottoms, but this bird
was in open, sunlit brush at the trail's edge. The
native hunter brought in a small Couplie (1259) which
he found in the hills back of camp. This species has
been taken in and near camp as well.