Field notes, v589
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J Davis 1957 Playa de Santiago, 7 km. NW Mayanillo, Colima. Oct. 25, 1957. in the males. Other species noted: Sparrow Hawk (1), Colum-bia ligulata passerine and C. halsacoti, both common; Amaz-zona sp. (2); Centurus chrysogonus (1); Oryctes linearis(1); 7-granum melancholia (common); Myiozetetes simi-lis (fairly common); Pyrocephalus rubinus (1); Cyanocorax yucatanus (2); Polioptila caerulea, I seen, I heard; Cro-tofthaga sylvestris, common in bushes & small treesalong the roadside. At Playa de Santiago, noted BrownPelicans, Willets, Coots, Northern Shalaropes (3). NearMayanillo, yesterday, noted Snowy & Common Egrets,Blink Goose-bills (2); Black & Turkey Vultures. No taxon specimens taken this morning; 2286, Aisilofba Saw-Flaxi-Aua, had stage 4 brood patch, very little refathring, +bird in terminal stages of fall molt. Ovary in fullyinactive state, no atretic follicles, all follicles small.Dist color, moderately bright yellow, with very faintgreenish cast. 2287, in terminal stages of molt; stage4 brood patch, a few new feathers in it. Ovary fully in-active. 2283, one of 2 two moving about in low, denseroadside brush. Bird first-year. Oct. 26, 1957. Fell and in bed all day. Oct. 27, 1957. Hunted in dense, deciduous woodland adjacent to a swiftbut shallow stream near where I hunted yesterday. Thenmoved onto a point 19 mi. NW of Mayanillo, and hunted along