P. DeBenedictis 1964 5 March Guayaquil, Guayas Prov., Ecuador. a map of this area is. N 2 mi dense scrub dry mud. open scrub water port golden re 1 mile. to Guayaquil from S stone wall ? ? ? open scrubs death scrub ? The birds seen included the following species I had found on the third: 30 laughing Gulls - at the port at mor. 1 Franklin's Gull - adult in most, also a large pool at the 1/2 road junction in the evening as I came in. 405 Magnificent Frigatebirds, seen flying overhead. (1) - fairly common and singing in the paths of scrub. not as common as in the dry scrub. Saw one in ? plumage singing. Some ? have streaked breasts. (2). Yellow-Green Vireo - fairly evenly distributed and not very common but