Field notes, v589
Page 111
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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