V.M. Dzieroz 1978 El Jir6l, 230 m., 19.5 km. NNE Encarnacion by road, Dpto. Itapua, Paraguay. 6 September, tried to record a Furnarius rufus and black cowbirds in the tung orchard, but the barking dog which patrols the area scared the birds away (his barking will probably be heard on many of the tapes). The weather began to clear about 09:00, and the remainder of the day had a blue sky with white clouds and warmer temperatures (probably in the low 70's). I went out again from 15:15 to 17:45, taking the airstrip to the tung fields and castor tree area. I spent most of my time at the edge of Becker's forest. (The edge of Becker's forest and the gravel pit have so far yielded the best variety of vocalizing birds.) I returned to the hotel going back over the same route. 7 September Left the hotel at 07:45 today. The sky was heavily overcast, but it was dry in the woods with good visibility. It was relatively warm with slight to medium winds. I took the path from the miniature