Galapagos field notes, v579
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?, De Benedictis 1964 March 5 Graya quail, Guayas Prov., Ecuador with 2 brownish, dark blotched eggs. The nest was of course sticks which were loosely cemented together. It hung from a prune, at the end of the branch. The nest was about 4 x 4 x 6" deep. The cup had little lining and was c 5 1/2" dep. The ? allowed approach to 6 ft. Never associated the song of this species, with the bird - too many flycatcher like songs. (51) Myiarchus - long crest, rounded tail, very pale on belly and breast. Silent. Not a Wied's anted but this size. 1 pair for sure, only. (52) Kingbird - pale throat, grayish breast, yellow belly, forked (slight) black tail, black mask through eye. Very common and only saw 1 or 2 Tropical a Cassin Types here. Calls are high pitched. (53) "Tyrannule" - empidonax size with large black flight bies, Yellow belly, whitish Throat, brownish back and grayish crown crown, black face colors blending except for face masks. One ? is darker with yellow feather edging on wings, other is duller & uniform on wing. Outer tail feathers (or webs of) pale. Has a humming like chatter, hops about as actively in the creticeis. Fairly common, but took me a long time to find it. (5?) ?Harris' Hawk - black, rufous upper wings coverts + leys, sens divided white rump, white tail tip. deep. Throaty call. Saws three, a pair and then 1.