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Saira.
1957.
Cloyde Santago, 1 km. NW Manzainillo, China
Oct. 28, 1957.
Situation and in low thorn scrub. After being shut out
in the jungle, we drove to a point 1 1/2 mi. NW of Man-
zainillo, then followed a road for about 2 miles. This is
the best situation found yet. The road leads through
a variety of habitat: open thorn scrub with scattered
large deciduous trees, open fields with scattered brush
and a dense matted carpet of finest grass; dense
woodland; and fairly dense woodland adjacent to a
swift stream. Despite the lateness of the hour, birds
were still active here. Perhaps this was because the
sun entered the forest in this location; in the dense to-
forest hunted earlier, the gallery was so dense that
all was in deep shade. By the time we had finished
hunting, nearly all species were quiet. The two spe-
cies still much in evidence were Western Flycat-
chers + Blue-gray Guanacatchers. Saw 3 separate
flocks of Forpus yanofygins, averaging about 25
birds per flock, collected one. Along the last road
hunted, heard another flock of Chachalacas, Saltator
coruleceus noted, one carrying bright blue morning
Glori flower in its bill. Two Squirrel Auklets noted 30+
fad up in broad-leaved tree. The birds moved about,
feeding about 6-8 ft apart, frequently giving a peculiar
growling note. One was collected. Jacana noted at
edge of roadside lagoon. Several Western Tanagers were
heard in dense woodland at first locality hunted, and