Galapagos field notes, v579
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DeBuenelictis 1964 285 5 March Guayaquil, Guayas Prov., Ecuador bored and faniliar. Sitting in the scrub patches. 3) Vermillion Flycatcher - one dull male, silent, only. 4) Groove-billed Ani - widely distributed, conspicuous and "common" [in a grid it's size. Not shy so its #'s are prob. out of proportion com- pared to the other species. 5) Black Vulture - only 4 or 5 during the day. 6) Turkey Vulture - do., at evening. 14) "military Starling"- widely spaced in the bushes around the clumps of tule. The song starts like a blackbird, ends on a buzz "tetti ta teeee" _____ 15) Great-tailed Skua - 6 or 8 in the day, in the clumps of scrub. One bird had a solid black cap, white line to the eye, and the rest were grey headed. Sounds like a blue-grey cardinal. No song. 16) Ground Dove - only 2 or 3. Another dove ( ) was much commoner. 20) Martin - not common [a swallow but always 1 or 2 in sight overhead and frequently perched. Some are very pale breasted. 21) Fairly common in all situations, and singing loudly. Saw several stops of throat molt, from very