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JP Myers
1974
Camp list
70 Km SE of Rafaela, Pcia de Santa Fe, Argentina
9 June
Camp by road on very level (almost absolutely flat) plains, west of that center cultivation
one row of very common planted legume (tree) along the road; a variety of field types in the
adjacent fenced areas. For the distance (400 m) there may be a swamp but it is too far to
tell from this vantage point. Temp at dawn = 7°, 2% clouds, light wind.
Elanus leucurus 8
Zenaida auriculata
Milvago chimango 10
Columba livia
Aphelocoma plancus 1
Spizyto cunicularia 5
Vareilla chilensis 50
Neoxolmis 1
Droscopus ruficollis 30-40
Anthus sp many
Thripophorus nunicius 3
Anumbrius annuarii 2
Tringa melanoleuca 2
100 Km SE of Sanhaygdel Etero by Rte 34, Pcia de Santiago del Etero, Argentina
10 June
thorn scrub of subtropical variety, somewhat logged + definitely grazed by sheep, cattle,
goats, appears similar to habitat evocated in the Filadelfia area of the Paraguayan Chaco,
but not as dense + lower. Heavy concentration of cacti, including Opuntia
1 or 2 barrel types, + numerous small insidious (Cactus) pericinous too) ground cover type
with long + tough species. The dominant tree is a legume + in fact there are several species
of legume present. Tree height > 4 meters. Many shrubs. This list includes birds
seen the evening before. Temp dawn > 8°, 0% clouds.
tiranous, probably E. formosa 1
Myiopsitta monachus 50
Anthus laevis 10
Miniopterus trivirius 5
Cacatua lutea 1
Carniolaeuca pyrophaea 3
Boliophila dumiida may
Chrysotilis melanoleucus 4
Lepidopterous platyura 1
Seltzor aurantiinensis
Trichoglossus caerulum 5
Pseudocercis lepotoa 3
Rhinoerypta lanceolata 2
Coryphopteris acutulata
Drymonius bridgessi 5
Stigmatura buteata many
Amophila striiceps
Formanis citatus 2
at least 2 other tyrants
Bonotrichia capensis
Opacella cithoides 20
Tragodyneidae many
Poospiza forficata