Galapagos field notes, v579
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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