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DeBenedictis
1964
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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