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Davis
1957
28.
Tecoman, Colima Mexico
Nov. 15, 1957.
large file of corncoils for which some corn apparently ad-
heres. Paster is also numerous about this yard; and
several were seen on the way through town, so the spe-
cies is not uncommon here. Gyantus laterostri
is the most common hummer in the country about Te-
coman, replacing Amazilia rutila, which is most
common species at the Rio Armeria, at Manzanillo, &
in the country near Colima. The agricultural land
here is mainly cornfields, with considerable land grown to cotton, a few banana groves, & one or two
coconut groves. The fences are overgrown with Corn-
colulus, & between the fences & the edge of the
road there are ferocious tangles of vines, thornrub,
& tall perennials, the growth often over my head. The
fencerows, roadside tangles, & tree bordered side roads
running between fields are where most birds come.
Thryothome felis seen clearly in a vicious tangle of
thornrub; could not be collected, but this is my
first definite record of the species on this trip.
Nov. 16, 1957
In a.m. drove out to the Laguna de Elengabue, 2½ miles
East of Tecoman. The road ran through agricultural land
all the way, cornfields, cotton acreage, and a few small
banana plantations. At the end of the road is a large
banana & coconut plantation, located at the edge of the
lagoon. Hunting here was impossible, because of the