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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.