Galapagos field notes, v579
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DeBenedictis 1964 162 Feb 23 Wreck Bay, Isla San Cristobal, Galapagos. on the trip up. Near Progresso there is much century plant which seems to be cultivated, and above Progresso almost all the vegetation is gevava. I took one cage and a net c. 1/2 miles above Progresso but soon found that the birds I was looking for were non-existent. The terrain was wet, much water on the vegetation which was dense geava 10-20 ft. high, with a little grass and flowering plants below. Ceclliidae were quite common in this and I saw scarlet-tailed yellow Warbler, G. fuliginosa, [illegible] penulosa and a pair of Nesomimus. It looks like a Santa Cruz bird with a few streaks on the breast and a less distinct auricular patch in - spite of the name melanoir. I fussed around here for about an hour, and then with the help of How , took everything down to Progresso, whence we got a ride in the mission jeep to Wreck Bay. Saw a # of Myiarchus on the way down. We got to Wreck Bay about noon, ate lunch and then turned around and walked back up to Progresso. The town of Wreck Bay extends to a small but steep hill, and thus more or less native vegetation extends the rest of the way up. Near Wreck Bay this is a Cardea forest which is now well in leaf and thickly grown to grass and herbs below. G. fuliginosa + G. fatis are the commonest birds in this forest but saw