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DeBeaucleris
1964
201
3 March
? Plagyas, Guayas Prov., Ecuador.
(Ash thm)
(33) "flycatcher" 7" inches. long tail. (normal kingbird
shape). Back olive, irregular, checkered wing bars
+ belly and supercilium yellowish. a dark brown line
off setting on auricular region
seen only at the 1st's top. silent.
(? cotinga). in bushes over only.
(34) "flycatcher" not a tyrannid prob. a pair. both stocky
with a crest like trojan helmet. (♂) black head &
triangular breast patch, [illegible], and tail with a white
tail tip. belly and collar white, back brown. (♀) tail
rufus, brownish where ♂ black, paler, crest whitish
like belly. both gave a low rough "ummm" call. flitch
tail up and down. 10" long. 1st stop only. Sakesphorus
(35) "fernaria" titmouse size. red brown cap, brown
back, short tail, yellow belly, brownish on breast.
prob. not identifiable. 1½ stop. only. one.
(36) "ant bird" grey back and tail, white belly, head
↓ breast marked with black as:
♀ is duller, dark grey
where the ♂ is black. Vireo size and build tacked on.
tail with white "streak. Redstart marks" only at Hotel
Humboldt. 1 pair.
(37) "flycatcher" (family?) body pewee
small size. olive,
2 pale yellow wingbars, pale yellow belly, supercilium,
breast streaked, on pale grey, auricular brownish. tail
½ inch long. legs 3-4" long, strong, pink; bill black,