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DeBeneelich's
1967
3 March
Plajas, Guaymas Bros., Escudero.
heavier flight than hanging fruits. Same size or
larger.
Magnificent Frigatebirds - 100s at both
costal location
Brown Pelicans - do.
1 Snowy Egret - with the hanging Gulls.
The hand birds were much more confusing. A few I
was able to identify; for most I must add a descr
ption and try latter. Ted shot one bird, which I kept.
The better seen species were:
(1) (specimen # ). ♀ brown above, pale below,
wing bar, dull orange-red belly and crown; ♂
above uniform velvety purple-blue, black, red
crown, red breast shading to golden orange belly,
long pt. bill. 5-6" long. Song a trite "chi bijs",
very busy and the most dominant song at all
stops but Playas. The white in the wings does not
show in the field and I never saw them in flight.
Sly and sneaky. Flicks the wing and tail rapidly.
(2) Yellow-green Vireo - sings like a Red-eye, &
pattern the same; yellow under tail very conspicuous.
The only bird that really comes to squeaking.
Everywhere, not really common, but conspicuous.
(3) Vermillion Flycatcher - much redder and with
a narrower black face mask than Galapagos birds. Saw
a couple of very dull colored ?s. Never heard wing
or tail snap, and didn't see the flight song. The only