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J Davis
1957
Ploja de Santiago, 7thm NW Mangueillo, Colina
Oct. 31, 1957.
A few seconds after I had shot the O, the other bird had se-
cured a large grub or caterpillar, which it floundered vi-
gorously against a branch. Turdus rufi-falliatus
is abundant in open woodland, not in the dense jing-
gle. Flocks of 6-10 birds responded readily to squeaks.
Chachalacas were heard frequently, I seem to see, in
open woodland, and also in the dense jungle forest.
Vrofsila is apparently common here. Both speci-
mens, young males, were taken in dense understory,
5-8 ft up, in the jungle. The Tanagra was one of two
about 40' up in a tall tree tree. Sex of other was not
eastablished. The one taken was an adult ?, it may have
been one of a pair. Three Aratinga canicularis were
noted, circling repeatedly over an open field. I have
now seen this species, in flocks, pairs, & 1 threesome.
An Amazona flew to a tree near where I collected an A.
Luschi on Oct. 29, possibly the mate of the bird col-
lected. The bird called repeatedly, some calls harsh,
others rather high-pitched whistling. Western
Tanagers were heard calling frequently in the dense
forest. The birds in the forest quieted down by about
9:30 a.m., but there was still considerable activity in
the more open woodland as late as 11:00, mainly ro-
bins, caciques, & Saltators. The Myiarchus collected
today, a solitary bird, is small, with virtually no
cinnamon on the rectrices, it's probably M. nuttingi.