Field notes, v589
Page 65
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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