El Salvador field notes, v4515

Salvador Trip 1925 Alden H. Miller

Los Angeles - Vapor Guerrero June 19 - 1 Las Islas Maria May June 26 - // Salina Cruz Day May July 3-27 La Libertad y San Salvador July 6-32 Sonsonate El Salvador C.A. July 9-38 San Salvador July 25-85 Lake Aloniga Salvador C.A. July 28-86 La Union Vapor Guerrero Aug. 25-

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June 19 Fri Boarded the Guerrero at 5 P.M. and remained in San Pedro harbor all night loading freight and repairing the boilers. We have a very good room with ample space for skinning. There are many gulls about the harbor, all in full breeding plumage. There is a notable red spot near the tip of the yellow- bill. The wing has a white spot in the outer 3 primaries. These birds are all Western Gull and there are probably no others about at this time. June 20 Sat. Left San Pedro at 10 a.m. There was the usual coast fog until about noon. The sea was very calm, there being little difference between harbor and "el alto mar". We had quite an escort of gulls all day and they were still in the rigging at dark. About noon we began to see Petrels while still within sight of Catalina Island. They followed at some distance in the wake of the boat. There were approximately 20 birds following the ship. None of these had any white tail patch or any sort of white

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markings. The secondary wing coverts are tan or brown color. The birds skim about like swallows or bats and are never seen to light altogether they run along the surface and feed on the refuse from the ship. A large group of them fluttering on the surface looks at distance like mud swallows gathering mud. The wings are fluttered high in the air as the they flap jabble with their bills and paddle with their feet. Species? Towards evening we saw the first albatross + (Black-footed?). There were two birds which circled and skimmed the water pattern. June 21 Sun. Out of sight of land there was little to note except the everflying flock of Petrels and two or three "Gooners". The gulls were gone this morning. The Petrels and Gooners came down to the ship today possibly because of that rougher weather and windswept. There is a great deal of individual variation in both species probably due some to age. The Petrels appeared some as black and others quite light brown and the light-colored wing patch also

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Varied Some of the Gormez were black others brown. Some had a white nose patch clear around the eye while others the patch was very restricted. The rump and flank patch was as white as a Marsh Hawk in some and others had no white here at all. The Albatross when he lights seems to use the feet to aid in stopping. The feet are thrust down and toes spread, and would serve as the tail in other birds to check the speed. The Albatross alight a great deal but the Petrels never. [illegible] The Swell is much greater tonight as we round the Cook Islands. The air is also warmer. June 22 Mon. The weather is warm with less fog and the swell is again very small. The sea at times is very deep blue and then again greenish. During the last three days we have seen many flying fish. Some quite large in the neighborhood of 3 feet long, as noted last summer they fish do not flop after leaving the water altho the

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"pectoral and pelvic fins may be set as sails while the tail is still lashing the water. They remind me much of a hydroplane 'getting up'. Sometimes when they are soaring and drop to the water they will again move the tail and leave the surface for a continued sail. Then seem to go in schools 3 or 4 often getting up close together. The petrels are acting as before and we usually have a few Albatros about. Towards evening we saw some birds flying off at a distance - single or in pairs. They were gray above and shone silvery white beneath. They flew with rapid wing beats up and down over the swells. - Probably Skylits or Murrits. A good deal of sea weed was sun floating. No whales, porpoises or the like have been seen so far. June 23. Tue The petrels were with us before but the Goose left as we came near Cape San Lucas

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We now think that the birds we thought were mumble were shearwaters, because of the long wing and exotic flight habit. As we neared the cape a fine old cormorant came over the ship and finally lit on the mast. We were very curious and circled about the boat several times. No gulls or other birds met us at the cape - we were 6-10 miles out. The weather is now quite wavy and the sea very calm. June 24 Wed. About ten o'clock we came in sight of land and the Boobys came out to meet us. The first of them were evidently young as the breast was spotted and streaked. They are a rather uniform brown above. The old birds soon appeared, having white throat and breast. We are calling them Breathy Boobys. Their flight is rather slow with a good deal of soaring.

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and circling therein differing from the crustacean. Presently, the frigate birds appeared soaring high above the ship. They have a very hawk-like appearance and are wonderful flyers. There is a pronounced bow or angle in the wings. We mistook the tail at first for feet and thought it was a palm. Soon on turning the work the scissor tail is spreading and closing it. They seemed to be chasing the boobies. The frigate helped us practically into the port. At about 11 A.M. we dropped anchor outside the shallow harbor at Mazatlan. Many Black Vultures were seen at a distance flying over the town. They were noted for their quick wingbeat (as fast as a Cooper's hawk) and for the rounded wing tip with white on the out primary tips. No gulls what so ever were seen. In the town which has many plazas and park, the black-morose Boat-tailed Gracka was very

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common. They have many notes, some like a Magpie others Gaylife and still others high pitched and shrill. The birds are shiny black like the Bower Blackbird and have a long tail broad in the vertical direction. Apparently they can't spread the tail to any degree. In flight the appear something like Magpies. The female is browner with a more normal ruffled tail and has the brown eye instead of yellow as by the male. There seemed to be considerable courting going on. The hills about the town are at present dry and dustlike but will undoubtedly leaf out well in the coming rainy season. Most of plants seem to be legumes of some sort. We found some of the Mimosa pudica or sensitive plant which curled up on touching it. Accordingly the whole leafy growth would close up when one of the new leaves was touched. During the middle of the day all of the town as well as the birds seemed to be taking a

siesta. Later we saw more of the Black Vultures along the beach. There were clozes of birds sitting about and would only move to get out of my way. about 3:30 we went up on one of the hills and there flushed a pair of Inca Doves from the thick brush. Later we flushed more and finally heard them give their double whistle coo. In the brush we also discovered some sort of Quail about the size off the Mountain Quails. The female had a flushy light brown or tan top, not quite conspicuous. The back was rich brown with tan or white streaks. The wings were similar. The neck was steel gray. The female was not too bright and seemed to have not crest yet we saw saw her very poorly. She had a call unlike something like a Mountain Quail but high pitched. The under part of the birds could not be seen. On the same location we saw several Flycatchers much

like a western kingbird but smaller with a longer bill. There was no streaking on the throat and the yellow seemed to extend to the underside of the wings. They had rattle-like note sounding like that of some insect. The dove several times at the Grackles that were flying in the brush. We also we saw a gratecatch with black cap (♂) but brown back and tail. The note was most like the Western Gratecatch. We found the nest built in a fork in the brush. The nest was building and was typical gratecatch style. The outside was covered with lichen and the cavity slightly roofed over by the edge. The fields seemed to resent the presence of the Grackles. Several Pelicans were seen and they seem much different from the early Brown. They have a different flying shape and a shorter bill as well as whitish above on the wings. English Sparrows are built about the town and Roybury? swallows all also common.

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The town is on a peninsula and it would be some distance back to collecting grounds. But the red-tape of getting a shooting licence is to be considered. We visited the office of the American Council and saw the town. I had my first mangoes which went fine although they all still in my teeth. There are many cactus plants of the Pleistocene age about for the hills. We returned to the ship for the night as we seemed to have done the place. Every indication points to a spin storm this evening. Bird List. Petrel Brewster's Booby Short-tailed Gull Quail Flycatcher Rough-winged Swallow Bunting Tropic Bird Black Vulture Pelican English Sparrow Jubata Stork Guinea Dove The Bunting are just glimpsed, but it appeared dark I possibly blue with a light colored beak. The sky was a dark ship.

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June 25 Thu. The ship remained in port all day loading but we did not go ashore. Few birds were seen about the bay. Black Vultures and Frigates at a distance - and Boobies around the ship. Yesterday when we visited the American council we saw some young parrots that had brought in from the back country. Evidently the breeding season is past for the parrots. In the evening we heard what a native said was young vultures in a near by Thailand. They sounded like crows hissing. This is however a likely place for vulture and I've saw many around them in the day time. Tomorrow we go to the Tree Marlas Isles. June 26 Fri It rained during the night and we also pulled out for the Islands. The same Petrels picked us up and followed us to the Islands. During the trip 3 young

Gulls apparently Hermann's followed us for some distance. They are rather different in appearance on the wing from young westerns. About noon we arrived at the 1st Mary Island after passing a low desolate island to the N.E. The other two Mary Islands are to the South. There is a Prism Camp here with a Gunwal in charge. The Gunwal came aboard and was very courteous about letting us ashore and telling us about the country. He brought us two cage birds of his, some sort of Hooded Oriole and a Tanager. He also brought aboard a 120 box he was sending to San Francisco. We did not go ashore at the Island Prison because of lack of time but about 5 P.M. went ashore at the salt works. The Islands are covered with bushy timber growing at most thirty feet high! We struck back towards the salt lagoons towards them

13 the brush. We found what appeared to be a cactus woodpecker and shot but did not save it. There were many post cactis about with woodpecker workings. We soon ran into the Xylopus summers which were everywhere thru the open depth. They sound like knights chattering when they give their notes. They appear very black all tho speckled them green even on the back. Some of the females acted as if they might be nesting. Dad soon scared up a couple of yellow headed parrots which flew off with much talking. They fly in a straight course with even wing beat. They are always making some sort of noise. We then found some Wrens and Warblers. The Wrens look something like Vigos and also like Carolinid. The Warblers look like some Dendroica and and have a typical warbler song. We also shot a Large Flycatcher like the Arizona Flycatcher but a small indeterminate very similar. Those were about the

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our logy in the mesquite. Many Cardinals were about but I failed to get any. They were singing everywhere. Many other birds were singing that we did not locate. We finally shot some Parrots as they were flying over. They are very heavily bodied. Dad shot a Peper! Night hawk from a Cactus tree. We also got 2 males and 1 female American goldfinch. The males are very handsome and were in fine plumage. We spent only 1 hour on shore and then had to return, but got about 15 birds nevertheless. Bird life in general seems very common and very tame. Often we could not shoot a bird because it was so close. There were many land-fermit crabs running about thru the dry brush. None of the plants had yet budded out but some were starting. The brush was immensely ofm. In the evening we shined most of the birds and found nothing got.

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Some seemed to moult and others not. June 27 Sat. Skinned the Parrot before breakfast and they were some "duns" as well as being mostly pin feathers. The Parrots were eating some sort of fruit or buds - The Goldfinches were eating small black seeds like mustard seeds although there was no mustard plants seen. The Goldfinches by the way sounded exactly like Greenback Goldfinches. The Warbles beside the song is a Verdinlike chip note. The boat was underway this morning and again we had Pelah. While on deck we often see Portugas and various fish jumping and leaping. We saw a large sort of Swordfish jumping clear of the water. Many seals and paper sailors (Colentia) were seen floating in the water. At dusk we came into three Black Lead Gillrs - Basofish?

16. resting on the water. I did not mention that the 20th we saw the first white rumped Petrel. Only the one was seen. As we went along near shore we saw Boobies Fregate. I believe there may be two kinds of Boobies, they seems to be a difference in adults altho this may some be 1st year birds. The sea is still very calm but there is little breeze. We have run into a storm any and it is raining this evening. June 28 Sun. Arrived in Manguillo during the night. Manguillo is very small and extremely poor and dirty. It is simply a port and Railway terminus for Coloma, Guadalajara and City. We went ashore after breakfast and walked thru the town out into a lagoon region. The hills upon which Manguillo are built are covered with brush and trees 30 high, but at this season quite dry

17 These hills would be a jungle when leafed out. The hills run right to the water's edge but farther around the bay where we walked there was flat country and the lagoons. In the bay there were many Boobies - flesh colored face Brown head and white underparts. Frigate birds and Black Vultures were occasionally seen. In the bay we got sawy several [illegible] Cormorants. They appeared in the water much like grebes. They are rather light colored for cormorants. More cormorants were seen at the lagoon, swimming and perched in the tree. The lagoon was extremely stagnant and full of carp all of which the bird liked. Great blue ferns of a lighter deepering shade were present and several wood this. Many stilts of some variety were feeding in the shallow water. There was a very very small blue lemn plant which

seemed even smaller than our Ruby Green. There was also a very handsome cormorant with a brown neck and cream underparts. The wings and back simply appeared dark, I don't know what color. They were in size between a little green heron and a night heron. They had a peculiar habit of sitting with the neck stuck over the back like a duck and not at all heron like. They would cast the head out from this position when feeding. There was a good deal of squabbling and feeding going on but no hatched young were seen. They were very numerous. Another heron the same size was lighter above - a brown - and had a brown and white striped neck. Its habits were quite different, feeding in usual heron manner. Other birds in the lagoon were White Ibis and Flamingo. In the jungle along the base of the hills we saw

14 and heard countless birds, many of which we never did really observe. Two species were present; One small bird like those on the Marques Islands - Hooded Tyri; and another large or nearly as large as a Crow. The large bird was black all over the head and breast but had yellow on the belly, in the tail and in the wings. They were very striking as they flew. Three large hanging nests 2' to 3' long were hung everywhere in the tall trees. The nests however would have to be cut down always as they are placed on long hanging branches. Several birds were flushed from nests but collecting was useless as we couldn't shoot the birds. The nest of this bird was much like that of a Clark Crow. Probably they have other nests however. 37 Flycatchers were seen; One the large bird apparently like the large species in the Islands and several small one from the Island; The other

was the kingbird like Myiarchus with the rattle now that we saw at Mayatan. We saw sparrow in the bushes. He was brown above, even light gray brown below and a light line above the eye. He was the size of a Crown Sparrow and had a similar chip note. The habits were quite sparrow like. Glimpses of one woodpecker about the size of a Gilded Flicker more later. It was not a flicker however but sound rather more like a gila or Dryobates. Another woodpecker, probably cactus, was heard but not seen. Two Wrens were found; one a small plain little bird gray below – brown above with a barred tail and the size of a Winter Wren. It had a very big, loud clear song and a typical Wren chatter; the other larger Wren was apparently the same as that shot on the Islands. The note was heard which was more like the.

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song was big and loud, Dad said like that of a Carolina Wren. I believe we have mistaken this for Cardinals song at times. One was building a nest in a thorny sort of tree. Greasy sort of material was used. The nest was both suggestive of a Blue Wren and of a Nardys. Many parts of feets were near [illegible] indicating holes similar to Blue Wrens. Often the nests were just beyond a wasps nest on the limbs. Apparently no nests had eggs that we noted. A bird the size of a cassin with a line over the eye and a broad tail was common. The note was cassin still but poorer, different quality. A large Jay was seen fairly frequently. It had no crest but they have had a few long feathers. The head was black and the rest a deep blue. Two warblers were heard. One sounded like a yellow warbler. The other I believe was the same as the song of the warbler we got on the

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22. Islands. We saw the small ground Dove and heard a larger Dove that sounded like the Chinese ring dove. One bird puzzled us considerably. It was the size of the large Aisle, dark above and lighter below. With conspicuous white spots in the tail. The bill was heavy, crooked and slightly curved over. The tail was rather long. It may be a Boiard or one of the trogons. We heard a note much like a screech owl in the vicinity of the trogan but we don't know the origin of the note. There were many Iguanas running about in the leaves but no land crabs. A Hummer other than Lantus was seen but I can't give any accurate description. It was lighter colored and brownish. No Lantus Hummers were seen. We made some effort to get a gun permit but

23. They shifted us from office to another and got nowhere. Evidently, they were still anxious about giving us permission. The American Council was out so we returned to the ship. It was extremely hot on land and walking about was bad in the middle of the day. June 29 Mon. Remained on board at Mazatlan while the boat loaded. The weather was even worse than yesterday - nothing additional in the wind line was seen. We pulled out of port about 8:30 by daylight. The harbor is at the end of a wide open bay which is very prettily employed by hills points. It was good looking in the daylight, at least, as we sailed out. June 30 Tue. We spent the whole day in route to Acapulco.

Occasional Sulas were sign as we neared the coast or passed by outlying bird rocks. A very few of the same Petrels followed us during the day. I did not mention the fact a while back that we saw a Friggin after catching on The beach off Maria Island. July, Wed. Arrived in Acapulco at six A.M. The bay is well enclosed by high hills. Again it would appear that this cast line is sinking. The hills all about are very green here but the grass is short more the height of calf. Gaffard Boobins and Frigats were the only water birds about the harbor. Many black Vultures and so few Turkey Vulture were seen. One that Turkey vulture and no Blacks were found on the Islands while here the condition is practically

reversed. We went ashore after breakfast and wandered thru the town. It is an interesting and clean place. We visited the market place, shops etc and then went out into the country. Many grass houses were seen there along the road. The Grachles were everywhere about the town. A Paraguet was coming among the fruit trees of the houses. They would fly about in flocks over the farm creeking all the time. They have very long wing and look somewhat like shore birds flying. When perched they were almost invisible in the green tree trees, continual calling and moving about. Another seen in appearance much like a cactus bird with a even colored breast was discovered here. It had a loud & clear song note that it would give softly or loudly, swelling in a marvelous crescendo to great volume. Our pain was building.

26 a nest in a low tree by the roadside. It was like a Cactus Wren's nest. In a small lagoon we saw our first Jacana. They certainly are richly colored with the bright yellow beak and chocolate back. They are very striking in flight, the yellow patch flashing and making the bird look like a large grasshopper or the like. The gable was like that of a shore bird. We saw many Zebra doves and several Ground doves. Also a small finch that I could not see well enough to describe. In the Plaza there were many Martins flying about. All seemed to have white breasts. Either they were all fynals or another species of Martin. The back was grayish blue - but all birds seemed much alike. They were nesting in the Church by the plaza. One must had four young sitting out near the edge of the hole, ready to fly. No Gulls or Caiacaras were seen here either.

27 At 3.30 we pulled out for Puerto Angel. The sea was calm and a good land breeze prevailed. There was little tendency towards a thunder shower today. July 2. Thu. Arrived at Puerto Angel about noon but did not go ashore. There are only a few houses there and no port at all, simply an open cove on a rocky headland. The coast all along is rough and rocky. We left the port about four after noon having loaded a small amount of baggage. A few Petrels followed the ship even close to land. A few frigate and boobies are the only other birds. July 3. Fri. Hauled to outside of Salina Cruz in the night and waited for the tide and Pilot to take us in. The harbor is entirely

July 2, '69 A few little birds the real even able to land. A few private and broken all the other other birds. July 3, '69... Thankful to outside of Columbia Over in the night just waited for the tide that broke to take you in as it always does the harbor is entirely a pleasure in which it...

manufactured by throwing Two breakwaters out and dredging a shallow lagoon. The port is well equipped with cranes etc for shiping but is little used now due to the completion of the Panama Canal. The country about is rather dry and the vegetation low and desertlike. They have a great deal of wild hogs. There were sparrows at least? Terns about the bay, The appeared however to be growner with less blue mantle than the Calif birds. They may however be the same or they may be the east coast bird, come across the Isthmus. Frigats and a few Pelicans were about but no Swals or Caracaras. Many Grackles were about the rather deserts town and a near by salt lagoon where they were nesting in the trees in the water. Several different trees contained large colonies. For description see data on site. Many Vultures were present and many Ground Iona Doves which seemed to be paired

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but not nesting, one sparrow of Marsh Sparrow sort was seen and one Mockingbird heard, This seemed to be the bird population as observed. Some of the frigate seem to have [illegible] heads and bills some white under the head but black bill and top head. Which are young and which are of [illegible] hours. Very few full black males are seen. Frigates were seen swooping and skimming the surface and occasionally dipping the head (to pick up food superficially). We left the harbor about five after much maneuvering out around the sand bar and break waters. The channel is only about 2 boat widths and right in surf nearly. July 4. Spent the whole day sailing across the Golfo de Tampico and passed Champerico in the afternoon. There is a long low coastal plain here as was not the case anywhere in Mexico. The mountains rise high in the background.

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30 Last night we had a heavy thunder storm that beat into our staterooms. The climate generally is cooler and pleasant. July 5 Sun. Arrived in San Jose de Guatemala last night also free and remained all day until 6 P.M. The town is very small and we couldnt get ashore. We waited all day for ten passengers from Guatemala City. The setting back of here is great. Two great stiff Volcanic peaks rise behind the city - they are shaped like Fujiyama (no snow) and suggest also the Wash. peaks. There is a high table land about them which must be 5000 feet itself. Many other ones all of explosive type are near about. The coastal plain is here heavily timbered with tall jungle like trees and looks very interesting. Pelicans and Frigots even about the beach which

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By the way is of black sand - volcanic. The Pelicans are the same short-billed birds of Mazatlan. I don't know as I have mentioned as yet hearing both Robins and Frigates make various squawky sort of notes. The Dulos found Something like quills. Several more frigets were seen today. Black Vultures were seen with the geese about the village. We thought at one time we would have to go Nicaragua with boat as they were not going to stop at Libertad until the trip but present date indicates we land tomorrow. July 6. Mon. a would be sketch of volcanoes near San Jose. This morning found us in Acajutla, which is much like San Jose but built at the foot of the hills which

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32 Come down to the ocean. All the hills are covered with green grass. We left Acapulco at two after sending a telegram ashore by the 'paseo' to Mr. Taylor. Arrived in La Libertad at 2 P.M. that is the boat did. After much fooling around we got ashore at five. No documents or certificates of any sort were required. The Doctor was the only one we saw - and one look seemed to be enough. We received a telegram from Mr. Taylor's secretary, Mr. Panto, Telling us to call on reaching port, which I did felt too late. We left our stuff in the customs for the the night and looked for a hotel, but ran into some American U.C. men who had a machine ordered to go to Salvador. City we went along a shared expense at 4 colones - #2 each. One fellow previous had asked #7½ each of the unsuspecting tourists! We arrived in the city about 7 P.M. at the hotel

Astoria. The trip up had been thru most beautifult hilly country covered with tropical looking forests. Certainly the prospects are bright. A good deal of the country is settled however and there are little thatch roofs appearing everywhere in the woods. The road is fine but of course is fairly constantly up because it has to reach a divide of 2400 above San Salvador at 2100. The town is quite some size and free from mosquitoes. They are fairly modern and much more ambitious and up and coming than Mexicans. There are many machines about but all high price cars. We haven't seen a Ford yet. American and European management and money is the backbone of the country. This toll is run by Germans. The night was just rainy but had evidently rained in the P.M. We visited the Golf Museo

Mundo - "The Place in Town" and found Mr. Taylor stayed here but was out of town until the following afternoon. July 7 Spent the day in killing time about town, Bankipy, trying to get our stuff from La Libertad. Mr. Grillo did his best but the government is slow in sending things thru. We found our Mex. pesos were worth minus nothing so we will have to slow them til our return. We had supposed they could be exchanged at least. Mr. Taylor came in and we spent the evening with him. We plan to go and live on his experiment stabin till Van comes. This is located at Sonmate 40 miles away. We rambled out towards the edge of the town and saw and heard many things. Description are rather futile, as observations useless as we will soon have these same things in our

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hands and can do accurate work. We saw a beautiful yellow billed white crested Bird we think is a Sowlhill and several bunting, graphles and butterflies of course. We changed to a cheaper hotel or Pension the Paraguasm. Here we have good meals and a fine room. The bread they serve is all french rolls - and doubtful butter. The breakfast they call merely "coffee" and little more is served. They are great at eggs, always serve them if you want. We looked at just at Cofayas and Alligator Pears. The oranges here are very sweet and full of seeds. July 8. In the morning we went out to the graveyard to study bird life peace. We found still another cactus Wren with a beautiful rolling song. Saw several flycatchers, tanagers, ovels. Observed our first motnut

32 [illegible] "Chillies" is a new name for "chili peppers." I think we'll see them more in our stores, but they're still called "chilies" by most people. The difference between the two terms seems to be regional: "chili" is used mostly on the West Coast and Southwest, while "chile" (with an 'e') is preferred elsewhere. I've always liked chilies because of their heat, which adds a nice kick to dishes. They're also great for making salsas and other condiments. I remember my grandmother made a delicious salsa verde using roasted green chilies, garlic, onions, and cilantro—it was perfect with tacos! My favorite variety is the jalapeño. It's mild enough that even kids can handle it, yet spicy enough to add some zing. I often use them as a garnish for soups or stews. Sometimes I leave the seeds intact for extra heat, but if I want something milder, I remove them. Another popular type is the serrano pepper, which is smaller and hotter than a jalapeño. These are often used in Mexican cuisine for their intense flavor. I've tried making homemade hot sauce with serranos, and it turned out fantastic—just blend fresh peppers, vinegar, salt, and maybe some garlic or onion. Chilies come in many shapes and sizes, from tiny bird's eye chilies to large bell peppers (which aren't technically spicy). Some varieties are sweet, like the poblano pepper, while others are fiery hot. Understanding these differences helps me choose the right one for any dish.

35/8.5 36 Flying about the yard. They are quite quiet but are surely handsomely colored. I did a few of his tick tock -- puddulun tail movements for us but turned gave no note. We also saw the first Pigeon Owl. He looked in the field like our bird. He was very active and continually jumped around and wagged his tail. Our baggage came at noon and I started packing for tomorrow's trip. We are to have Mr. Taylor's room to work in at the farm and will live with the people there. The folks here are all very courteous and we have a couple of club invitations as well Newspaper publicity. Taylor says the Pres. sent a personal telecablegram to Mr. Dickey notifying him to come. The last 3 presidents were all related -- it seems almost like a monarchy. We had dinner with Mr. Taylor and he told us

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37 more of the country about Sonora. We are to be near a very active - since throwing volcano. We have remarked several times at the absence of music among the natives. I have heard no music of any sort except Pianolas in Colorado. Mr. Taylor says there is no music for the natives. This band is from Mexico. Of course there are many other races here - in fact quite a mixture - few Orientals tho. July 9 Got off on the train OK for Sonora. The train is much like the Denver and Narrow gauge. The country we pass through is very broken with many stations cut deep in the basaltic lava. There are many haciendas at which the train stops and native hut scattered along the entire railway.

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38 We landed at Smemote at noon and found our mules and [illegible] cart. After a time we ate lunch and got started. The Hacienda is about 4 miles out and on hilly ground - partly fields and part woods. There are two nice streams with dense strips of timber about them. We can see the sea from our window and we get a nice breeze. I believe we have ideal conditions for collecting. The place is full of birds. From the room we go and hear Bob white - Ani - Flycatcher - Sawbills - Tanagers - robins - Buntings Parakeets and countless unknowns. We are all set for hitting the ball hard and early tomorrow morning.

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July 10 - Started the morning by going out into the grass field where we found many of the little seed eaters. They fall everywhere in the fields. The nuthatches when giving song - which is no better than that of a grasshopper - jump up into the air and alight again on the same perch. Many ani are about the corn fields and grass plots. They are extremely common. They seem to be building as well as the seed eaters. Some of the ani are molting others not. The seedeaters shine in the best of plumage whereas the wrens are all very rally. I believe some of the wrens are building, yet possibly only dummy nests. There are flying wrens about. Got a couple of Towhee like sparrows. They behaved much as towhees. They seemed to be a breeding pair. The thick brush and grass makes hunting difficult, as many birds are lost. I shot a large gray bird

July 19 Dear Tom, We have had our two camp meetings, and now we are back at school, but still with some time to think about what we've been doing. The summer was good, I think. We had a lot of fun, and there were some interesting moments too. I hope you're doing well. Let's keep in touch! Best wishes, [illegible]

with a heavy - Ani like beak and a white line above the eye. It was too badly shot to save and I suppose we will get others. There is here, a large Grackle but it is apparently different from the birds at Bilina Bay. It is larger and has a distinct road to of the wings when flying over. Both Dad and I got a large Magpie Jay. They were traveling around in pairs or threes and were quite shy in the open. While in the Compound we saw a flock of large black swifts flying overhead. They looked much like the regulation Black Swift. I got in all two Motmots. One was either of a separate species or two a juvinal bird. It had us well of black feathers on the throat. (Both were male) Our motmot in particular was noted to be partial to a certain locality - a large shady tree. Once and again he would

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41. return to this locality. They seem to like the shade and yet perch on limbs and act like flycatchers. From the actions and stomach examinations I believe they do live entirely on insects. The tail wagging was the same as [illegible] of the bird at San Salvador. Several flycatchers are about. I got a kingbird soft -- and did a Derby -- I got a beautiful large oriole of the hooded type, and later found at four down west with 2 broken eggs. I don't know that that nest belonged to the same species. The oriole was in fine plumage but was not overly active as to breeding. There are many Bob-White calling and I flushed 2 but they seem even more reclusive than the Calif. Quail. There are also many Robins near by, but I got none of them. There is [crossed out] a pair of Blue Buntings and some [illegible] seen to have nests

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in a large royal palm in front of our room. I shall investigate later. Countless other birds were seen which we hope to get in due time and for which nothing definite was observed today. We heard some sort of poor will calling often at dusk but at some distance. In the river bottom I noticed some land crabs and many long striped caterpillars. There are also crayfish here as we had some for dinner. The people here are very nice to us and sometimes a late breakfast after we have come in from hunting. Conditions are therefore about ideal. After supper we went out and watched the volcanos. You can see a great mass of red pour out and hear the rumble, then see it spread down the mountain side. In the day time a

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cloud of dust is apparent all the time and quite a cloud of steam and dust arrives at the time of explosion. It explodes about every ten minutes and sounds like thunder. It has carried fire & all heat all follow. July 11 This morning we took a try at the north side of the farm. Here there is less cultivation and more rolling open country. I saw on it a hawk in a tree and fired at him once, but failed to bring him down. He flew only a short distance and started calling and I walked up on him quite easily. It is evidently a juv. Tilly. Goshawk. Did get an adult male later. They certainly were tame and uneducated. My hawk had eaten nothing. The adult had mammal remains in the stomach. I shot one of the Robins – a male which was in the very height of breeding but nevertheless mating. They

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44 have a robin-like note and song and thrush habit. They don't inhabit the ground as much as regular Robins. He nests and thrush like with a mud cup and rootlet lining. 4 nests were found, 3 of which were near the trunk of the tree like a thrush often builds. 1 nest contained 1 egg and 1 young and was placed in the Royal Palm in front of our room. The egg was heavily spotted with brown and looked different from the egg of the Scrub or back thrush. Got a couple of bunting's have no way of placing or naming. But a sparrow somewhat like a combined Brown Sparrow and White throated sparrow with a dark elut band. There are many Iucor Doves about and Rod got a pair yesterday. Also live heard the Ground dove yesterday afternoon. Today Will shot a large dove - Rod didn't know what kind but shot it all to pieces.

46 While on our way home we located a Ani nest with one egg in a wide spreading low tree. The nest was of sticks well lined with leaves. Both birds were present. In the Palm tree there was a Ani nest with 7 eggs which I collected. The object was like the other. The eggs are stone gray. The Munting nest in the palm is just building. Towards evening we went out hunting Seed Eater nests but was unsuccessful. I believe they nest pretty low. The only way of finding them is by the birds or possibly by flushing directly. Today we got four first Paraguetes. They were in a tall tree in a small flock. They are rather wild and do a great deal of flying about. They look like Sandpipers in flight and talk as much as geese. There are many of the small blackbirds around of which I collected a or two yesterday. She was ready

46 to day. Also a seed eater was playing - at least so it appeared. I saw some fine birds today and a few old nests. I could flush no birds from any of the nests. There is a possibility that in mid day the birds don't sit much. Anyway the thorn trees in which some are located all prohibitive. Across the river Red-bell we heard a dove or Pigeon other than the small doves calling. Again this evening we heard the 'Poor Will.' July 12 Sun Today we hunted in the same locality as yesterday and found a great deal about the tree beneath the parquets were yesterday - I shot a parquet today myself. They were feeding high up and jumping around thru the leaves like warblers. They were continually calling. On the same tree we heard

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slow measured note with a Crescendo. It was a smooth double whistle, of course we supposed it to be an owl sitting quietly in the tree but Latham found it to be a Screech Owl. Later during the day we heard the note in many places. I saw also in this locality many Orioles of which we got several. The females are very similar to the males but with less orange here. Many of them are molting into a different type of plumage. A small Rose Breasted Flycatcher was molting from red brown to black in its wings. We saw some sort of Goldfinch with very goldfinch like notes but failed to get it. What we had taken for Blue Buntings yesterday proved to be Tanagers. There are two different kinds. Probably the birds in the Palm that are nesting are Tanagers also. Again a large Dove, I think the same as the one I shot yesterday was seen.

48. Dad heard a hawk calling in the vicinity of the place where the falco came from yesterday, and had no trouble in getting it. It was an adult female of the same species. Eventually there was a family group. Dad also got a splendid "Ivory-billed" Woodpecker-like styl of a flicker. It was in open woods in the grassy fields. Altho it was a female it had a fine red crest. While climbing a Mango tree to a bird nest-(egg)- I heard several vultures rushing up wind at Terrific speed -sweeping a cloud swish. We followed them and found a stump to be the main attraction. Two Caracaras were with them- one a young? bird was quite lovely but the other was a fine greyish necked fieldors. They appear quite distinctive in flight. The long neck is quite apparent. After flushing the birds they would attempt to return to the

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49 tree over the shrub. Turkey Vultures were also present in the crowd. Two young ground doves out of the rift, even about the house today. Also heard several swifts flying about at dusk. The Ani eggs are very thick shelled and are coated with a kind of white chalk. Underneath they are blue-green and when blown look like a hawk's egg when held to the light. The chalk is easily scratched and many eggs fall scratched in a manner to suggest the birds scratching them when relining the nest with leaves (as seems to be the habit), however some other agent may cause this. July 13 The tree about which I have seen hummers many times today yielded a double-looking sketch like a female Xantus. [illegible] I got a female goldfinch today and it appears much like the Maris Island bird. Our conclusion as to the

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not not note was wrong. We chased down the same note and shot the bird which was a very handsome trogon. The trogon gave a bear to skin as I expected. The bird is very quiet as to motion but continually gives the grebe-like note. The note however is hard to place. We crossed the Santa River and went up into some new country. See a great many new things were heard. The small trogy headed Flycatcher that I got yesterday seems to have another plumage of red brown with no rose color. I have intermediate birds. These may be bearsards. The feet are pretty large for Flycatchers and so put in this species to be blue. Several of the gray whistler I got the 18th day and could not give were heard but they seem by nature extremely shy. We got our first "Gil" Woodpeckers today. They have a greenish cast of coat which for fresh plumage

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51 must be quite bright. They are evidently the great- woodpecker "War" referred to, and are the commonest woodpeckers. In the cow pasture we saw many of the small blackbirds. They have a peculiar posture in flight looking like a Quail with wing feathers but down and extralaterals feet. They didn't have the bobbing flight of Red Wigs. While in some tall bush on a hillside I flushed a female Royal Dove from an empty nest four feet up. The male was near by. The nest was extremely frail being nothing more than a few pieces of grass crudely bent together. Near here I found the set of 13 eggs... The bird was more solicous about this nest. I can now see why they are so common - they are a good bird. The nest was impossible to save in any sort of condition due to the thorny character.

the bush. Further on I came on to a new type of wren. The song especially was wonderfully low and clear altho the bird was no larger than a Vignora. While passing thru a grassy plot I flushed one of the yellowthroat like birds from a clump of grass and discovered a nest with three eggs-- typically yellow throat. The nest was of sage grass and flat blades looking exactly like yellowthroats nests. The eggs were possibly more like Bluebilled Wren. I got both male and female but could not find the female after I disturbed her. I saw several other species today at the end of the trip but had no time to chase them down and had already hit exceeded my daily quota. Again we heard a hawk, the same as before. We believe it to be the Butes My Godhawk. All the way home }

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53 found another animal nest, but had no room for it. There were numerous eggs, I shall return tomorrow. Dad shot the first Bob white which I've seen every where in the forest, cultivated land and grassy bottoms. He not killing but the Bob white more than the bird. They are extremely hard to flush. The wild turkeys at the house tell us the nuthatches (Drygnese) nest in holes they dig in banks. They also tell us there are several kinds of the same. Every locality we go to, we find very effects and it looks as tho we would not get nearly all before the time is up. July 14 Returned today to the same country as yesterday, and found a hawk in the grove near where the yellow throat nest was. She was calling a regular hawk call and had no difficulty in sneaking

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on it. It was a very long legged long-tailed bird which we can't place as to classification. It was near an old hawk nest—probably the same locality, but was not breeding. There was another bird calling in the woods but I could not locate it. In the same locality I chased down a Pigeon Owl, but failed to get it. "It was giving a diminutive screech owl whistle with a quick on the end." It also did the tail twitching stunt the same as the bird cemetery at San Salvador. This morning we started out by running down some more Trogons. I found they came fairly well to call. One of the birds was a fumdee without the iridescent colors. The birds showed only moderate indication of breeding. While walking along a row of trees by a fence I flushed a Pigeon from her nest with one egg. It looked to be

the same large Region we have noted before. Dad the discovery that the loud frog note we heard so often is not a frog but a horned toad. He has got a new kind of large saw-billed moth? I shot a new kind of Cupric array? today - the first one we have seen of the genus if that is what it is. I saw a large Ivory- billed Woodpecker but was unable to follow him up. On the way home I took the set of two I had located yesterday and found that the Ground Dove had one egg. July 15 The first move this A.M. was to return to the Coffee Plantation where Dad got the large moth moth. We saw none of the large ones but got some of the smaller kind. On arriving at the wooded plantation we heard a most

human wail and found it to be one of the same hawks I got yesterday. This bird certainly was looking differently. It also gave a Hooked Hawk Cache. This was also a female - eating mammals of some sort. Mine had eaten a large lizard. We noticed that the mot mots have a most peculiar rubbery looking tongue with feathery projections along the side. All of the motmots so far I believe have been males - rather a coincidence. We visited the ground Doves nest and found two eggs. When B shot the bird I got instead a squab that was sitting beside her. The other squab was near by in the bushes. The parents were very wary and Betto I tried several times I could not get the bird, and so left the set. While out in the

57 Cowpasture I saw several of the before-mentioned blackbirds perched on a cow. The birds would drop down and hang on the clover and tuffs and seemed to be picking off something. The cows were quite submissive. This has been the only chance I could have had to shoot any of these birds, but I did not take it. Further out in the field we flushed four or five Caracaras - all of juvenile plumage and brought one of them down. We explored on for some distance over the hill to a large stream course coming down from the mountains. Near the brink we located some. They were hawks, bute could not get them. We found a nest of one of the copper greenbacked birds with levery bill. It was a small quail-like nest and contained young. During the day I have gound several robins' nests.

empties. I wonder if possibly they are not fit building - It seems as tho the rains would quickly destroy an old spot. Many man cabins an singing about. We crossed the deep stream canyon thro a beautiful tropical growth, such as you hear tell of. Many nest birds were hidden in trees but getting them will be hard. The large timber in here is fine - Many trees must be 15' thru. I all moss covered and hung with ferns. We came back down the opposite side of the river, and crossed not far from the house. At the crossing we saw a large Brown Aukoo carrying food or nest material but did follow it. Also so another Ivory-bell Woodpecker. On our way out this arm, we ran into a flock of the larger Parrots

59 feeding in a low tree near the mango tree. I shot one which squawked much, and acted as a decoy for the flying flock of which Dad got three. They are about the size of a Pigeon and all Green. They were feeding on a sort of seed kernel. They were everlastingly noisy as are all the Parrot tribe - Falcon or I got another male to go in by calling him and watching where he lit. They sit so very still that they are hard to see. The bird had been eating fruit. The flight was not duck-like but more of a somersaulted flight. They have quite curved bill-tips. This bird was not as active sexually as the others. There in this spot I first saw the bird and thought it an out of the Scott type. I believe the bird are either local and not coming far away.

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When they eat, would be hard to say. They always seem to be sitting quietly, in the tree tops. This evening I went out to find the Gray Whistler but as usual he was very shy. The Grackles were also very wary. The Parrot nest in the Palm has one egg--maybe two--and this is another nest of some bird being built. These with the Ani-Cobin and Wild Nests make this tree quite a lincement house. July 16. The first shot this morning I got one of the Gray Whistlers. The bird is surely breeding somewhere abouts. We returned this morning to the locality where we saw the Cuckoo but of no avail. On the way we chased several of the Wild Pigeons which have a coo that sounds like a whistling bowy. Along the road we found one of the 'green jays.'

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61 mests with 2 eggs. The bird persisted in staying over the bush but the identity was sure, we have several speamms. The ground Doves nest had been disturbed and the eggs gone. The birds were still about. The Pigeon still had only one egg. She was very wild when off the nest. I found a second yellowthroat nest with 10 set fresh. The eggs in this set are very lightly marked. The nest and location was much as the other. Near home I found a Seed Eater's nest with one egg, and also a Blue Jay's nest with young. There is still some small bird out in the fields that we have not gotten. Also the male goldfinches live' have not shot at yet. I got an interesting young Crank Sparrow which showed the same traits as young White Doves. It has the brown instead of white crown and a general yellowish color.

July 17 Again today we ran on to a Goshawk in the same grove of trees and shot him down. It was an unusually small male half way into full adult plumage. Dad shot a very small Horned Owl no larger than a Long-eared owl. The owl was eating grasshoppers entirely and was down in a low tree wide awake in broad daylight. The hawk had been eating birds some time back but nothing the present day, as yet. Dad's Dad also got a male Hummer which looks much like Xantus that we got on the Island. We saw several Nuthatch both large and small. The large bird has a different note sounding more like a dog bark. The nuthats was [illegible] feeding on seeds, of caterpillar insects seemed to be their diet. I got a female of the Open even Dad shot at a couple of Bob whites. The Bob white was seen at some distance perched in a tree, whistling.

it is our first night I hope you are well and happy on this day. We have no idea who we are. But now, we know that there is something inside us which makes us feel whole again. The world has changed since then. And so have I. I am not sure what to say about all of this. It seems like everything is falling apart. But maybe it's time for a new beginning? Let me know if you need anything.

63 We went into some new country - but found it too thoroughly settled - Nevertheless we got a Pigeon Owl and a new kind of Hawk - smaller than the Goshawk with a yellow eye. The Pigeon Owl 'Amur's' flid his tail dragging stant as before. Both the owl and the Hawk in this case were eating insects. In the way home I finally got one of the little Black and White singing grasspits - I believe we shall call it for convenience Melodious grasspilt as it has a lovely little song. It is much like a Black Sed estu but not so local - ranges over a whole pasture and is rarer. I have not yet located a female of this species - May may be mistaken for females Sedictus. Also found another of the Sedictus nest, building. The bird flushed at twilight, The nest was the same flat structure as before. While about the settlement.

above we saw many of the Quebrs or Crow-Blackbids. My survey way and hard to approach. I succeeded in catching only one male. I believe they are larger than the birds along the Mexican Coast. They were feeding in large flocks in the Corn fields. They did the first flocking birds other than Parrots that we have seen. I believe I didn't mention yesterday flushing a pair of Rob-White with newly hatched young. The old birds were quite frantic and stayed on the job. Yesterday the volcano was quite active. Several times shaking the earth and constantly smoking. The rumbel of rocks could be heard daftly the main explosion. Today it was quite clear and from the hills we could see the paths of fresh rock and lava sides. Tonight it is again quiet and practically no light can be seen. Then tops no storm Today and now it is very

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clear so that we see the southern sky in great style. The Southern Cross and diffu are both in sight. The stars seem very bright and plentiful and the fire flies are all working overtime below. July 18. Today we started out by getting a journal of the lizard hawks. We heard their cry from the station and finally found them in some dense timber across the S.E. River. In the dense timber there were several new things - a large Hummer, a queer bird we call a Song Sparu and a black quail with yellow eye Bare put, and white bell. The quail was down in dense brush - no nest was seen yet the bird was apparently ready to lay. The Song Sparu off in the dense vines flidng about like a warbler. It had a high piping note that sounded like an insect. There were two of the hawks sprawling as we got the star

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66. Lizard hawk I at shot. One bird flew as we approached. There were several of the large yet most prudent. In this dense association I judge true there seem to be several different things. This is the best workable place of this association we have yet been able to find. During the past few days after examining many trees sheets I have come to the conclusion that the nests are used as roosts throughout the year. Although some rurus may have eggs most are only roosting when we flush them for the nest. Today after leaving the hawk vicinity we worked up the hill into some good juniper timber. Several woodpeckers were about the large trees. There was here a flock of sprayed Cowbirds (mules), adult female and young packies.. At one time I heard a female Cowbird give a chalin call (like 'Oryall' bylwd). and saw the flock of males swum in that direction

Whether the birds were about the female or not I don't know but anyway they packed in to a small group like a line of pus so that when I shot a killed four and wounded several. The grackles and cowbirds were feeding in the cornfield near the trees. While in this region we heard a ventral fluttering soft smooth note which did seem to be young ani. They sit on the tops and whistle continually. The birds are gray long tailed and always followed by adult larks so we believe them to be young ani - although we were unable to shoot any. I found in this vicinity also a set of Budgerigar The nest is described for the data and is like others before observed. Aers flushed a part of Bobolink eggs are empty nest. They fly almost under my feet.

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68 They had made a sort of adobe over the nest cup something I have never seen the Cupp Quail do. also pulled down again looking quite neat & long but nothing in it. Bird well about and the nest looked ok tho it might be fresh. We have come to the conclusion that the Wrens and the Ani are the two most common birds about the farm country. Both are beneficial, feeding on insects almost entirely with some of the Ani for green vegetable material in the summer. Both of these birds I believe are very prolific and must help considerable in insect control. This PM reflected the set of Blue Taraggs (small variety) in the palm. The set was only 5 but that seems natural now as "Van" said it would be. Today we heard from Mr Taylor that "Van" is

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landing at La Muni and will come up to San Salvador mm. Sun. July 19 We took our breakfast late today as we both had birds from ystiday to skin before breakfast. When I first got up I stepped down into the rour bottom and ran onto a cuckoo. It was down in the bushes and looked something like a young robin. It was a male finchew. Near by I flurked one of the white or yamrows from its nest with two fresh eags. It was a rather small nest well up in the bushes. The eggs were pau blue - unmarked. I shall leave the set to see if it is yet complete. After breakfast we hit for the same piece of dense woods we were in ystiday. On the way I shot a small dull gray bird that was feeding in the smelion clumps like a warbler

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and was giving a clear decreasing whistle -Canyon Wren style but not so much so. It appears to be some sort of buglet. Dad in the meantime shot one of the big brown colored buckeyes in the woods. It was a female with an egg with shell in the nest. My thought by the way looked like it might have been not long ago. Dad also got a bright fish bird on the way home. It had a yellow crest and was larger than mine. While in the woods we came on the other female lizard hawk and got it. Also so the old birds about. The tail of lizard hawks seem peculiar in that it tends to remain fanned out. We also heard a few of the large humming and saw one feeding on the red banana blossom in the jungle. In the pine woods

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pasture above, I came on to an Ivory-billed Woodpecker and got it after some difficulty (as he) it was not particularly shy. It was a male with red throat patches and white iris therein differing from the female of Olds. yesterday, I did not intend finding what appears to be a Possum nest. While charging thru the gross I came into a globular bust composed of large leaves of white fluffy appearance and somewhat spherical in general shape & a mouse bust. I looked it nevertheless and out jumped an old Possum as big as a rat. (House rat) She was weasel color and looked like a rodent but the young that were clinging to her when disrupted because thru the weed stalks by hanging on their tails which were extremely flexible and wrapped completely around the Twig's the action of the

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young is my basis for Calling them Screech In the afternoon we heard many of the large Black Swifts calling outside. None of the small (Varix) were present. They were cackling in a great flock high up but would occasionally swoop low while chasing each other. Dad got me on the ivies and we found them to be much larger than we thought. They would make two or three white-throat swifts. This note however is quite weak and doesn't compare with White throat. They rush towards the earth when chasing and create quite a tour of the wings when passing overhead. They surely have a speed of 10! There is a white color about the neck. The flock must have numbered several hundred. They would

band together and circle then break up and spread out. Dad says some swallows fly the same thing the other day. The weather was what we call "swift weather" = broken clouds and wind. This bird made 5 new ones for our collection today. I happened to run up to some young Robins in the glover. They have a very [illegible] faint washed out plottling but nevertheless typical young robin spots. Tonight it is clear but we had rain in the afternoon instead. July 20. Again we turned to the cluse woods on the other side of the river. The Hawks were not present nor much of anything else during the morning. We heard several of the carger dot-moth and

74. located one. The rachets were just growing out and we noticed that they were tail coverts rather than actual tail feathers. Dad stopped for two or three way back and shot another female humming - (large). The bird showed every sign of breeding - I believed the nest type in the deep woods. This is the only place we see them feeding on manna blossoms. Dad also saw another cuckoo near where he got the bird with the egg ready to lay. It was giving the Robin like note that had been puzzling us here for some time. While in the elm grove above we should respectively an Ivory-bellied Woodpecker. Dad also got a Veiny Owl of the red shape. They look much like the red brown Records and as I think of it I believe I killed a green Record up today that was probably an owl.

75 I shot a pair of the Whistling Towhee in the same time. They show every signs of the length of breeding. Also got some fine Green Jays and interesting Jiremel with green tinged feathers. Today I heard a West not not what was like a Zuna Dove and got a glimpse of the bird which looked remarkably small. There may be another small species of them that are still have not gotten. On the way home I saw a pair of Redeye much smaller in size than the common large bird. By the way there are many of the Core ones not cooing more than at first. Scotched at the 1st bird nest of July 10 and found 8 eggs when there was one on the 15th years she must be thru with the set. About 6:30 P.M. we saw a dense flock of the Big Swift flying

76 straight along as they were migrating. There was no circling or turning but straight flying like a flock of ducks. They went quite high up and were fluttering considerably. This is the first time I have heard of any swift doing such a thing. July 21. Tue Thinking I had better look over some of the robin nests we found in the Coffee Grove we just went there. On the way we circled thru some pasture country and near a large stream course. Once again we heard the whistling little song but it was impossible to get to it. In the open both got one of the large Blue Languags. These Tanager both species seem to be lovers of the open country. Both nests of the small species were also in open isolated trees.

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In the Coffee Grove we heard at dusk and saw enough of him to believe hiring that small accipiters march that Dad got several days ago. He did not wait for us. Unexpectedly we got a 'Green Woodpecker' in good condition, but believe it to be a female. I got a few of still younger sort the other day and it did not love the red like the male. Evidently the jiv birds are not as in willow and such where jiv & or g have male red. We located a large not - not by calling to him. This call seems to work well and even works the other species whose call is quite different. Later we crossed to the South East to explore a new piece of woods. I never got that far pet was away laid. I shot a female Egret by calling her and got one of the large Brown Cuckoos. The note

of the cuckoo I heard Several times It is one I have heard several times before and been puzzled by it. I had flushed a yellowthroat from its nest with 4 piped eggs. The spots on the eggs were almost faded out. The set also seemed unusually large. Near by I found a set of Iowa Dove (see date). And up on the ridge shot a nice red Breany Owl -- mistaking it for a Robin thru the bushes. Also came on a pair of small Mot-horts squealing and chattering -- The first stage I have seen them flying around together. In skimming the cuckoo I noticed it had a fractured aspect like the Motnot thique. You telephoned today and said everything was OK and we had better come in got and go with him's for Elmer Bunn.

79. Wed. Today I ran into the Brush Owls in fair numbers seeing four in all. They are what we have called young Ani and I believe all the birds that give the mysterious whistle in the grove which we attribute to the Ani. They flush only very close and fly with difficulty but have very large legs and put and row rapidly when once in the brush. They appear certainly as Brush Ani and fly like a young bird or a bird just flushing from the brush. All I have flushed them from our grove clump near Burges, for which they always make in haste. The frequency is truly Dad shot one of the White Jays Today. It was however in a dull plumage very brown on the back. The four yellow throated eagles we found yesterday made this morning hatched. Dad ran out to a pair of the ground Dow and

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80 Got the male. The female slowly flushed from an empty nest and to young (full grown) we catch formed. Evidently they keep right on breeding even while the young all about. This I believe is the case with both other pairs we know of. In the pasture near the Pigion Hut I got my first male goldfinch in fine plumage. Also got the two blue Eyebrows very close together here. Also saw what looked to be a gray fox but only had a glimpse of it before it was gone. In the woods I shot at another Ivorybill but it slanted off thru dense brush and I could not find it — So the luck goes. I shot one of the little [illegible] but again it was too bad to save. For some reason the

One in the mango tree never laid more than the one - may have been an old egg. - Either the nest seemed new. The other one further from the road I collected with set of eleven. This nest had one egg July 1. This evening I discoverd we had been overlooking a small flycatcher the size of a becard but an exact miniature of the Derby Flycatcher. The note is like a Becard in some ways and yet resembles the Large Flycatcher. I have suspected once or twice such a small Derby but they were so exactly like the Derby I figured misjudged the size and difference. Again today I got a large air (Anchoo) in good condition - another female - laying. Three birds are pretty easy to see yet are quiet.

82 They have a way of hopping up into the leaves of a tree and moving slowly about which gets them away. The long tail is hard to conceal when moving. Usually they like dense scrub in the stream bed, but Dad found one today in some trees in a pasture quite away from house grounds. July 23 Thurs. Yesterday, having heard of a certain bird—the Quebranto Neco—in the fields below, we went to chase him up and found it to be a full plumaged Caracara. The young birds all here called Aguiasus. We ran into many Parrots feeding in the trees on the hills and got several of both species. Also heard a large woodpecker. Any little else of particular interest was noted. We saw one tiny owl and

83 some bush Cuckoos. The Bob white did not lay in the nest I found on the way back. I heard another one of those domycater but could not call him out of the Bananas. There are several birds in the deep canyons that I guess we shall have to go off and leave. At the Mango Tree I discovered a pair of ginning Blue Woodpeckers and got the Span. They were evidently nesting somewhere about the Pyjkes but I am afraid had youngs altho' I could not find any sign of them. The pyjoke looked post-breding but the yaks very active. They have evidently been in the vicinity for some time but this is the first we have seen of the species.

84 Fri July 24 Since we had to pack our stuff in the afternoon we made a hurried hunt this morning to pick up a few common things. However we did get a few new things. I got one of the little Black and White grass pints and shot a couple of small flycatchers one of which I know now to be the Shortlegged woodpecker. The Ground Dove nest of Baker had only one egg but I found another set of one so that the trip in the morning ought to be worthwhile. This pair have young birds about in the brush, but don't seem to pay much attention to them. Sat. July 25 Neither of the Ground Doves had laid by the time I had to make my trip out. But Both birds were sitting heavy however I found Still a

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85. Mother met with complete fresh set within 30 out of the second set. While waiting for the doves to lay which they didn't, I counted the 1 sticks in the Red Pigeon Nest and found there to be 45 sticks. Also saw several fine adult caracals about in the cow pasture. They were quite tame. About nine we left for town and after the usual business about shipping etc got on our way. Mr Taylor met us at the station with his car and took us up town and immediately out to a swim and then at the American chocolate place. A peach of a swim and nice folks. Sun 20 Just the day about tour with Mr Taylor and the folks. We saw some of the country on a machine ride up towards-

86. the south mountains. Mon. July 27 Spent the whole day in the train to Alomega where we expect to stay for some time. There are low mountains about but no near marshes. I don't know how much we will put up in the way of water birds. Tue July 28. I had to loose the day because of the sore on my foot but the folks found wherry thing in the woods. Out striking white venty clove, and many other things. There are Black- billed tree ducks fly emuants and tript birds about.

87 July 29 Wed In the morning I decided To at least row out to the Marshes with the folks. The Lake is well populated with many myspican Ornmenta, Rather tame and easy to get. There are many young birds with light breasts. Occasionally they flock together while following a f[illegible] coloff. Several snake-birds were seen in route and one Arigate Bird also. Many hundreds of Jacana were all thru the grass and various water plants. No nets could be found found but the birds were doing croken-wing stunts and making so great fuss. Late inspection showed very active males, females that had just laid- the males had bare patches on the breast. There were some flock of non-breeding bride? and some young of the previous year around. The birds are very noisy and do a great deal of fluttering and hovering around together. Once I saw a couple of females chasing after a single small mole.

88. The folks saw as if a flock or colony of Purple Gallinules fluttering about eight birds out of the same clump of weeds. More than likely they were nesting as they fluttered fairly close, but the folks bumped into none. Several [illegible] Black-bellied Tree-ducks flew off—in pairs— usually had got a male and found it to be very active. Contrary to the nature suggestions that everything here nest in ways I believe the ducks are nesting now. Several large white Egrets were just but we could not get close to them. The Gallinules were chiefly in the one shot and all were found to be breeding. "Vay" flushed, several of the small Least Bitterns which are the small East coast type—apparently. There were several Red-Wings in brush which had nests. I an found one set of them with piped eggs. The Red-Wing were in rather poor feathers. Among the Gallinules Dad got all in shot, several

offering plumage which however was a breeding female. As I remained out on the water I saw only the things that passed by. One spool with but one egret, a small black jay, the size of a sparrow hawk and two reddish brown herons were seen as well as Wood Thrush and Carolina Wren. I scouted a nest of the fairly common Banana Quail Fern in a clump. A succulent plant but found difficulty getting at it and could not get it. Also saw several other herons with me, and flushing a Sign Betul from the thicket. The Butlun, which I also saw was a large gray offering heron nearly as large as a great blue heron. One Black-crowned Night Heron was seen but none of the boat billed as yet. Dad and I saw a skimm crazy large large Perrie of some sort but can't figure what it is. Returned about 4:00 and skinned a few of the feline.

90. that the other didn't see. last night you got a small Popless owl that the Ulysses got by shooting at night. The Ulysses also got State's this first "swarm" of a rabbit. During suffering several large Sparrows were dead and occasionally seen in the mangrove. They however had not the long Macaw tail. also saw a couple of the fly grubers in the marshes. July 30 Thu. The whole party started out for the near shore - the other to hunt Timanous. I remained near the boat and Sturm set his traps. Along the shore there were several Jar and Flycatcher chasing and scrapping about. In the timber there were many Ant-shrikes giving their whistle-like a Gambel high screech owl. This note 3 mistook for a Ceggy Owl at Smoatate. The Ant Shrike also have a very like cold loud and resonant, something

like some of the cactus were chatters. I saw a couple of pair of yellow green Vires and followed a tiny nest in the vicinity of the 1st pair but it looked rather old but may be building as the lining was laid or packed in so the just being adjusted. I got one of the Out-Shrike. later on - a female and saw a female very close to but could not shoot at that range. The male was a handsome black and white striped bird. In the woods I shot a female Cyanocompsa pavillina the same as "Ray" got a pair of yesterday or the day previous. There were many Night - Heron along the lake edge and 3 twice saw a small Kingfisher - Texas I presume. It had a characteristic Kingfisher rattle but very small and high pitched. Also saw and shot my first Lesser Sulphur-bellied but could not find him. Stutler came along and shot me a Red-billed Pigeon.

I had already gotten a Leptotila fulva fuliginosa and saw several others. There were many little Tree swallows along the dead stubs in the water. They are very small and have a white rump patch. There were little else along the lake shore but I heard dozen's of the "unknowns" in the woods above but could not chase them up because of my foot. The other folks however ran on to Manakins - one new species for Salvador. The males are certainly handsome. They also found Woodhewers - three species - one new one from Costa Rica. They also shot one Tucan. The Woodhewers were laying and the Tucan was active. Two juveniles, males and female and one fledging male manakin were taken. At evening the mogo brought in a Gabhawk and late they brought in a Parrot and a Chachalaca but didn't make a deal for the lost two as they are fairly common.

July 31 1925 Fri. For the first time today I went out on regular duty altho we did not go far. The woods near the Island was our main objective however we saw very little throughout the day. It is notable that the birds in the jungle are very quiet until the sun comes which is ftu 2: am. on this ridge. The timber is certainly warm enough before the sun comes up. We ran down one of the birds with the loud clear chat - cardinal song and found it to be a rather small little Thryophilus pleurostictus radii - (Wm). The bird was building nest of cactus Wm sort (and near a warble nest) well up in a tree. Of the four birds collected two were laying females and the other olive males. However finding the nests in the jungle is no simple task. Other birds were rather few this particular morning.

94 Yellow Sun Vireo, Myrceia Flycatcher and a little Chestnut headed Warbler - Basileuterus pelatri were the main things in the jungle. "Van" got one of the large woodpeckers - streaked length way. We saw a sort of blue tanager with white in the wings but were unable to get it. Jay got a Cin Quehos - Squirrel Quohos. With Dad the jungle was quite different. He came out several of the large woodpeckers - the white-billed picolated which we have called Before Taxybill - and the red Gabeanaus trogan. He got one of two powerful birds. The old male was near about but not obtained. The note of this Trogan is much harsher and more suggestive of a Jay. I have heard it several times but never located it. Dad also got a small Black-capped male quetzalli of some sort. There are several

of them about as I have heard them after down near the lake shore. Certain tHis is a queer damp place to find Partrichers. Dad shot a squirrel and found a Bat Tree upon the bridge. This evening I visited the other Little Island and found a snake had recently broken up the nest of Gray Heron I had made sure were there. There were two other pair on the Island with young. The birds were much finer solicitors than other herds I have seen with young. I found the Snibe two feet from the Herons nest breaking way with a set of Eris. I shot the snake but did not bother to pick it out of the cattail bush. There were many old gracilis nests on the Island but none in use. Late I shot a little Blue Heron on the mainland, It was in fine condition. While I was out Dad got

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96 a very large Kingfisher from the floor of the house—the Ringed Kingfisher I saw a little Texas Kingfisher for the second time today. At evening the large Parrots fly into a large tree top on the east. They are often in this vicinity and are flying in pairs. I believe they have located in the vicinity of this large tree. Aug 1925 Sat We returned today to the marshes to look up a few things we missed before. On our arrival we flushed a large flock of Wood Ibis of which had got a young bird. Immediately upon leaving the open swath we saw a male Jacana with several young running along behind. As we approached he left the young in a certain spot and started bosky waving. The young were finally found—

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at least two of them - very close together! They were in thick growth with just the beaks above water. The yellowish coloured downy head matched the water growth very closely. The young were evidently just matched but could run swiftly on the grass and plants with their large well developed feet. The female, if it was the bird of this nest, evidenced no interest nor made no demonstration. I believe the male does all the nest duty. For description of nest and locality see Data. The birds that are holling in the dense brush further in are I believe birds with young. Only when they have young do they fuss much. The Gallinula were not so plentiful as before. But we found their nests in the hyacinth. One nest with 3 pipled eggs and one stale one. Another set destroyed, fully where

98 a bird had flushed the lay before. The other a set of six in Dita. Another Least Bittern was secured by 'Day'. The Green Heron laid only two eggs but was a complete set. Several Red-wings with were found, but some with good sets. The nests are well built and cupped almost like an oval. 'Day' got a couple of migrant Yellow Warblers, Sand Several other slow bird migrants of unknown species. Also took a Garter Snake and a young Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Many of the Gunn Humors seem to have gotten evidently the breeding is all along out. Dad went further back into the timber above and get another of the large crimped Kingfisher, a female and a peculiar but cuckoo of the genus Tephra nebula Texilla's a crested ground form rather rare in our experience but recorded from this locality in

publication Dad also ran onto the large white billed Pileated again and found a new Brown called grassquit The country above he says is part bare land and fine to hunt in many Wood hewers were present. On the way back we passed by an Anhinga swimming along with the jerking motion of the head and neck they certainly present a small target. When we arrived home we found Flutim had get a 1st yr. jnr Boat-Bill Kern in the reddish Plave It was along the same with the Night Heron he said He also got one of the small black falcon- purpoard Taylors They are certainly built like a duck Hawk and maybe

100 ashou and shot one of the small brown Geocithine. It was hopping on the ground in the dwarf brush and flushed to a tall tree. The stomach content was entirely grasshoppers. Most of the fun or my part was taken up with 7 sets of jacunas, gobis, francs and gallinuls. The Embryos jacanas have movements flat. The ankle joint at the base of the toes seems to be the largest hardest part to get thru the drill hole. (I mean tho other day had a feathered touge as in wolmety) Aug 2 Sun. The woods back from the marsh was our objective today - reached halfway of the canal running back to the other lagoon. The woods here are free of brush and covered only with sparse country grass. The whole woods is like an open park. Many Irogans were everywhere in the woods. We saw several of the gartered Irogans.

"Van" also got a couple of small trogans of a new sort. They have blue eye ring and black head but also a distinct blue on the head like the garted. The wings and tail are like the Black-headed There is nothing of the sort to correspond with it in Ridgway. There were many of the small stupid woodshrikes away- where then the woods. Their actions are much like large creepers. They have a high piping whistle suggestion of canyon wren in general character however very inferior. We observed one bird entering a presumable nest hole. It was on the up-side of the trunk and the bird entered tail first. It behaved as a crepin does about the nest. (A hatchet was not along). Several goshawks were say- some job, and a pair of the little Taylor falcon. Dad got a Bartus hawk and a Wrubitinga Wrubitinga ridgwayi - Black Hawk. The Bartus Hawk was eating cat-killars of some sphinx. The Wrubitinga was lowly small mammals. Both "Van" and Dad

102 Got one of the small Cociferae. Rupornis. While in the Timbu I flushed a large owl which I got a male. Dad got the female and saw the one young one seen. They were all close together and seemed undisturbed by the shooting. The proved to be one of the genus of Spectacled Owls - large handsome Tombers. Bobos! In the same vicinity I flushed a parrot from the ground. It would fly a short distance then light and Bob its head and give a little chuckle. It was a male however and one nest nor female could be found. We believe the owl gives the call which Dad heard yesterday. It is the exact call that he made up as an assembly call for the family. The note of the Grogan - the new one was half way between a Pygmyowl and an Out strike call. On the way back I found a set of [illegible] in one of the Sencilly palms. Also saw

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103. a pair of large parrots in a hole in a stub! But the one is impossible - There were many of the White Billed Ivory Woodpeckers in this same locality. Dad shot one of the large Amazona Parrots on the way, they were in fine condition, but were not bleeding. We saw our first Roseate Spoonbills in a flock of twenty. This at the entrance to the canal. Several White Egrets were in company. Aug 3. MM The keen report that the boatman told me of proved to be a coo-canut rookery, although keens evidently come here at night as evidenced by the many white feathers and plumage about the place. The coo-canuts were for the most part building and no sets were taken. I doubt if there were any eggs in the colony altho a few unsuccessful nets closed fair. The whole peripatola of the Belquad is white and black with

104 quans and some of the Trees have widly been killed by the limb other are nearly dead The nests are placed 20-40' up in the spin crown branches of the tree and only a small proportion can be reached. We returned to the valley and corn field near the island and for a while heard Triamine notes They are consistent whistles that sit in the dense brush and can not be stalked. I got the first male but strike today I rather believe the male is the one that gives the whistling note although the female may also. The canyon bottom profuse is good spruce forest fairly level and tall trees there are a great many birds all along the dry stream course. There are many of the manakins, yellow green Violets and various small flycatchers Short-legged Wood Pewee. The male manakin has a

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very pleasing thru part whistle, unusually loud and clear. We ran into two flocks of Trogomus elegans. They seem to associate in loose flocks. They often give the jay-like squeak and can be traced in this way. They sit still as all Trogans can be heard to flutter as they fly. They appear slightly larger than the spotted Trogan. The male I collected was eating seeds and cotapillars and was unusually merry thru the molt. Stubby found a Santa Cruz Woodpecker digging a hole in a 10' stub. There were several holes of this sort about. Evidently a favorite location. There was some other species of small Woodpecker about and I heard what I took to be a very large woodpecker drumping; I got within 5 feet of them. I also heard a trean. While in the vicinity of a singing Warbler that frequently jumped in a

106 fixed locality, I came onto a pair of 'Atito sharpyus Flycater in the low Brush. They were fluttering about the empideway in low bushes and acted very little like flycaters. This pair was a jork. ♀ and adult ♂. In the cornfield

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107 All the larks shot as well as a Carcara were feeding on fish - Presumably the dying fish in the drying ponds. Due to the recent dry spell the lake is falling rapidly. We landed in the open meadow marsh above the woods and worked back. Migrating yellow Warblers and Red-breasted Sedge-thrush were the chief birds out two. The sedge-thrush are breeding but must have their nests in the dense catclaw thicket that are scattered over the flat. We found that males in female damage were breeding; evidently forest type birds. In the forest again we found many small things: gold-crested Flycatcher, Beardless Flycatcher and a Duck-bill Flycatcher. From a little swamp we flushed a Siga Bitter which proved on skimming to be a sitting female. The nest was not located at the time. The woodpecker nest proved to be nothing but a hole.

168 full of water. We flushed a family group of Varongs and abundant males, females and juveniles. However the adults showed signs of more recent breeding. Trud onto the Torgan melanocphole again and got three birds. There were adults and seemed to hold to description and have no color on the head. It was in the same grove

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109 We hear barn Owls flying over here at night and while I think of it we have located the [illegible] whistling long spurs and found it to be the Common flaviventris. Several Wood Thrushes birds and jay spotted little blue heron were seen along the canal as well as large Egrets. Aug 5. Wed Due to the fact of the the cars breaking we worked the neighboring shore today. One of the Spotted Sandpipers along the shore proved to be a male in spotted plumage. I also shot one of the little long billed out- wren like I got a Sincamate and again blew it all to pieces. I ran onto one of the large barred Woodpeckers. There were many Vireos, guy-eyed flycatcher which looked much like Vireos all thru the forest. Two species of Warblers and that

110 was about all. I saw what I took to be a cassick like the one from Somonate but could not get it. "Van" and I climbed the ridge and found bird life scarce except for a pair of one-tailed Sawbhs in the thick Timber. Van get me bird. They have a rather thigh clear whistle for a hawk their size. Little else of August except a Texas Kimpeter and a new Vanager brought in by Dad Aug 6. Thu. The canyon back of the Cornfield was our job today in as much as the new car is not yet made. I heard another one of the long billed out Urews and shot a Black Cassick in the thick brush. I also found that the winterial Bellflor is much less shy here than at Somonate. As "Dad" and "Van" passed the monkey kill of 3 days go they came into three living vultures - an old pair

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/1/1 and a young bird probably one year old with black head and less white in the wings. They shot the male and femal. The male was a beautiful bird. They appear larger than a Turkey Vulture although the actual spread is little more. They have a distinct swish to the wings, like a Cobs Condor. Then concluded these new birds, a Pepper-shrike just described by Rich and Van

1/2 looks like that on the cactus wrew tail. They also have a habit of flashing the tail out like a whip as they run on the rocks and in the bushes. Several manaboins were seen or heard and two females secured - again showing what believe to be two separate species. As yet we have not gotten a male of the short-tail species to make the conclusion sure. Several King Vultures were heard about the monkey kill as we lay in wait but none came down in the timber. We left a fresh monkey carcass that did " skinned out for vult. Van flushed a pair of Macaws which seemed very tame but wouldn't submit to the 410. There are many small flycatchers all thru the timber, many of which are mistaken for Yellow Buntings. The gilded Acroled, Beardless, grey-eyed and Myarchus are common as well as

113 occasional Sulphur-bellied. The mommy we shot today was another female with embryos and was single as have been other females in like condition. Both Garter and Elegant Frogs were common in the park. Salmon reports seeing the Rock Wrens and another Monarch on the peak. For the first time since our stay at Omega we have a rain storm. It looks as tho it might last for a while and make up for the past dry spell. We noticed today a decided increase in the Spotted Sandpiper population along the lake shore Aug 7. Fri Today we made a stab at the Rocky peak to find the monarch nest and to look up the rock Wrens. The trip up the canyon was rather long and hot but the peak produced the

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desired Rock Wrens. The birds were very shy and we only got those between us. And of the birds I got was a fjow and the other an adult. The 3rd bird was also a jiw. They were reasonably common in most of the Rocky areas. It is the San Miguel Rock Wren without a throat and is as black as a female redwing. They cutainly dont look like Rock Wrens but the habit note and song are typically Salpentine . The jiw seemed to be the bird that was singing as I heard the song then immediately saw the bird and shot it. Another Wrens were anywhere about. The "newyba" just was found after some searching and the female "Shot. The bird sat very closey and did not flud till the beak was touched. Turn flew for 75' and dove into the glors. In 15 minute it stuched and was shot on a stick at the place where it dioffared. The bird however was a male just very active I. The other bird was

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115 not seen nor heard during the following two hours. I believe something happened to the female and the male were staying on. The two eegs were fresh. There was one egg 4 days ago when "I"' found the nest. The bird proved to be the Green Road Runner instead of monomorph. All actions were typically road runner. The nest was built in a small bushy tree on a hill side of scattered trees of the same sort. The hillside was steep and grassy and the nest was plainly visible near the top of the tree. The nest itself was better constructed than the Common Road Runner and was made of smaller sticks and well lined. The total bulk was no larger than the Grackle nest at Salina Bay. Several old nests of sage sort and location were seen in the vicinity. This record is a decided extension of range for the Green Road Runner. On the opposite side of the peak I saw another bird

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earlier in the day, it flew down from a similar sort of hillside into the twine below. Chirpas Several Greater Blue Herons were seen about the margin of the grassy area. Although the peak was devoid of bird life. In the canyon there were several Plantain Eaters. They were giving their queer croak quite frequently. I collected a group of three jir, (an Tail Warblers) just shortly out of the nest. This proves the spelling of the species in the lower country. 3 more adults were scarce, all running true to form with yellow chips. The altitude of the peak was about 2100', the Roadrunner nest 1600 and the canyon near where the young Warbler were found, 7-900', (according to Van's barometer). The boatman finally brought me a Thrush. They certainly are pretty built. The bird was a male at the height of building.

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first shot. At close range the birds baffle the attempt to locate the nest and give us clues. A nest near the boat was found and the bird here became quite tame, returning rapidly while we were present. The males are always the birds that sneak off. Males also do most of the announcing. The females may be about but don't do much. They are more in evidence about food sets. I don't believe the birds ever

1/28 It was quite tame but was sitting in a dense tree. He also shot a female Hawk of large Umbra type off of a nest. The male five head not ready. It was eating a "dove" on the nest to see appearances as the birds away was rudimentary and was not incubating. The nest was a hawk shot. The bird is in part jibe. Just adult plumage. Note of the female Jacanas had into patcher. A Spoonbill and Siding were also shot today. The lake is rapidly falling and the path of landlows again in which the gallantly were meeting is worthy. Eventually the immense throught had its effects. We have had rain too now the past three nights. Aug 9 Sun. A hunt of over the cornfield again lead to new species. We got several of the Quiraca Blue Grosbeak. All birds

collected showed every sign of breeding. Along the edge of the timber Dad came on to a group of Ivory bills of the real sort. They act as much as the Ploceal but are a little larger. They are built more like a big woodpecker - longer foot, head, bill etc. depth the body is little larger. The species is the Guatemalan, Ivory-bill. There seems to be a change in the bird life involving several species. This has occurred since the rains. The whole wood is suddenly filled with Red-Eyed Vultors, Black-hawk Eaters with their long like nests are everywhere. The Ivory bills have suddenly appeared. Because of the pain that has developed on my other foot I am again taking the ski bus easy. "Van" shot a Urubutaya anthracina and a pair of Mexican Goshawks! I Dad finally got one of the

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122 long-billed But when they seem to come very readily to call, I'm also shot a ground cuckoo from a fence row. It was a bird with five tail feathers but was nevertheless still laying. I've also shot a black and white Wren that was laying. They seem however few to dwell from the many pets that we kill. Aug 10th Several new species were collected as is usual everyday. There seemed to be a great infamy of the little Lady Flycatcher about the woods near the canal. They were in family groups and continually twittering, they also have a sharp chip like a small sparrow. The Plantain Eater we thought were here are frogs - the nests resemble each other greatly. In the edge of the timber and out over the calciflow brush I several times heard the

double or triple whistle of a bird we have often heard but have not located. We finally shot the bird and found it to be the peculiar which ground echoes off which Dad got a just some days back. I also collected a Crested Flycatcher - the first seen as yet - evidently a early migrant. Also made my first acquaintance of the Oven Bird. They seem to be fairly common about the sloughs running thru the Timber. Dad ran into the first Puff bird of the expedition - a new record for Salvador. He also got a Rufous which I stunned and found to be eating lizards and grasshopper. Near the large old tree on the hill I've again saw a

124 was nothing from the red plumage to the faded red so that this is evidently the year around male plumage. The male from Snagrate That is changing from brown to red must be a jay. Again we found the Black Masked Trogon in this timber, they seem to always be burnt. They have an additional note beyond the one I described before. It is a rattle almost suggestive of a small Rattlesnake. Again too Dad found a group of Parrots. They seem to be in loose flocks of half a dozen in family groups. They seem very attached to the cumps of little spiny palms which are common among the tall forest. Two Hawks were seen today as compared with other occasions. Can

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large almost like a goose though the flight really suggests mutine goose or duck. A few Black-billing Tree Ducks and White Geese were also seen. The River has risen due to the past rainy days and presents quite a stiff current against the robbing. Much of the floating glass has been washed out, but not enough to disturb many if any Jacana nests. Viges Billings and Gallinulas were also seen. Aug 11. Tue Things up the canyon were rather quiet today with only a few of the Common things present. But seems as the the birds come and go in waves. Usually there is a congregation of birds around the Jacoba tree. Even Flycatchers and Vireos are eating fruit. There seems to be red berry like a holly berry or some tree that all the small birds like. The Acotas on larger fruit and are

found commonly in Jargans and Platanus Ednas. I chased several Muskeens but without avail. They seem to always inhabit the same sort of low moderately dry Timber usually a little to one side of the stream bed part way up the slope. The other day I believe I did not record watching one of the large Stupel Woodhuns bastardy. The bird was seen to fly up on a longwill bare branch in the sun and squat down. It spread his wings out and laid his head down and remained thus for some time until I shot the bird to make sure what it was. I shot a or Devil Hummer which is dark green just like a male. The brown hummer is a separate species - the coral bill also looks alike. There is always a large flock of Inca Doves in the Cornfield but none of the Ground Doves. They seem to be flocking up as they are in the woods by the Equal. But however, there are about an equal number of Inca and Ground Dove.

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127 2 located one of the small Goldruch like thrashers, which is at least by the finals the same as the Snowyite bird. Swan Platon Eater was about and 'Shit' finally got one of the Gerhauks that frequents the Scarp. Aug 12 Wed. Again we made a try for the Rock Wrass. The trip to the first part of the Canyon was sweetful except for connecting with a male manakin in heavy molt. This bird is always calling in this thicket. Our scuts come up fairly well to imitation. I guess think they are strictly local and always stay in the same patch of low timber. Further up I stopped to hear a new note which by the description I heard from the other figures must be a Queen. The note is however not so great deal like a Calif. Ground Squirrel. Has the the double chip and same rhythm but quality quite.

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different. Then were I think them all the Queans in all but they were making considerable noise flying about in the high trees. Twice I saw them gone and clung on a straight tree trunk like a woodpecker of I am not mistaken I heard the beak clatter as they hit against the tree. This bird seemed to pick something from the tree trunk. It then flew towards me and left, flying me and turning the head back and forth. As soon as I had collected this bird they then shut up and I could only follow them by the sound of the heavy cobalt flight in the till top. I rapidly obtained me more. Both were adult males not breeding. As I left the place I heard a Macaw call but could not see him. This location was near an acote tree which the Queans were beating. Several fan-tail Warblers were seen en route and a pair of guatemala ivory-bill of which Dad and I got one each. They do appear larger in life than does the Rumbler Piculet.

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Woodpecker. Up in the grass country the wind was blowing so hard that the Word Business was hard to follow. Two birds were seen. Dad got me and Danon both few. We flushed a Wood Runner from the edge of the timber and then found a second nest on the way down. This nest was in similar location in a small tree in low bushy tree area along hwy line. The nest downdress was too poor and well made of very fine material. The bird shot from the nest the was sitting very close. The set was about two feet. crummed. The bird however was white on laying with quite small owl and large incubating hatchers. No male bird was seen. She was coming your offing. But got another of Rayon Falcon which I occurring by trade. It was in fine feathers and was eating insects of various sorts. They are very rapid flies and affect much like the large colored swift as

they circle about the peak. Dad saw a quail of some large sort he thought was like one of the Southern guowl similar to red wild fowls. He saw also a Tinium and Curral King Vulture all of which presented no opportunities. Aug 13 Thu. Dad and I stayed home and spent the whole day popping all our birds in the golf magazine paper folder snug fit. "Van" went again to the peak with "Shy": They got 4 Rock Wrens between them and several Fan-tail - They again saw the King Vulture over head. We believe they may be located somewhat about this peak. "Van" also got some unknown browh. A small kit like beast fellow with broad tail bare claws and short legs. It was a jay bird calling Botocham. Shy yesterday saw an Armadillo in the gravel country but did

13/ not get it. He found it could run very well. He also saw a large doe white-tailed deer. Had got a new kind of Red Trogan - The 9th [illegible] I found a black and white Whins nest near a place where Dan had shot a laying female. The eggs were just putta little creaks yellow worm was in the nest. The nest was nicely finished for eggs but without feather. The lining was of twigs. There was a warble nest near by but no worms. The nest is built so shodded over a limb. The main structure is [illegible] very green. Another nest with one well grown young and rotten pipped eggs also found. The nest exactly like same the egg fine white. Aug 14 Dan wished to return to the woods by the canal to get some more Passengers. They began to bunch up in loose flocks about a certain large Palmetto clump. We saw a great many Green Woodpeckles for the first

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1/32. Time. However I am pretty sure we have been passing them up as "Chequies". They have a high shrill note I have heard fairly often but never before traced down. We each got several birds all in pretty fair plumage. I ran into a couple of Empidonax Trailli in the calcay brush and nearby trees. The Ridgway description doesn't exactly fit as to wing formula but I understand that is something up due in the book. The note was the same identical trail note or song of the calf birds. One of the birds was a bird of the year. A Tigua wethe was again seen along the slough. Many Flydy & flycatcher were about. I noticed that they did more like warbles other flycatchers, seemingly now living a fresh and separate from the one locality. Did got the first jew. Gorshawk from here. This have them uncommonly scarce. I ran on to my first own bird met today. It was 3 up in a little clump of busher

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/33 in the open woods. The nest looks superficially like a rat nest but contains a well formed basket of heavy sticks closed over which in turn hold the nest proper. The whole affair is draped with various irregular masses of bush, and thorns much as it is a rat's nest. The sticks are immensely large and in this nest all of the same size and find the same thorny bush. It seems almost incredible that this bird could move some of the sticks present. The bird was flushed from the vicinity. A second nest of even larger size and more irregular material was found higher up in an open tree near a tangle of brush. The sticks were also very thorny. The entrance and twigsage from the bottom of the nest by the longest dimension, to a perfectly round cavity. Both birds were on the nest or I came up. They made some protest in soft whistling notes. Evidently they are getting ready for their fall fertility.

134. In the canal we saw several flocks of [illegible] over head. Best an Egret, they seconded for the lake. He was a handsome bird but didn't come to the call of "West in the Pot" Signature: Egrets Little [illegible] and Snake River were seen as usual. The warning of the neck of the Snake Bird seems to be a typical habit. On the way over we knocked down a female Muscovy Duck, as she came flying over. It had eaten but recently. In the airplane the movie brought in a handsome Laughing Gull and broods subtle on Dad showed a couple of queer sounding birds in the mawland and brought from a part of Chichulacas: Aug 65 Sat. The canyon today brought little interest other than a few blue geese. There were seen many Clinton Eater

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and several Red Irogans. There are two kinds of Red Irogana, a second kind with longer different tail of which Van has one. Smit brought in a new species of Hawk with a pure white front and black upon parts except for a white collar. It appears something like a kite. Smit found it feeding in the canyon bottom where it had been eating wasp grubs. The whole crop and stomach was packed with this food. He also brought in a couple of Road Runners. I discovered today a bunch of Boat-billed Flycatcher. They are less active than Delfy and have quieter notes. They sound exactly like the large Gerards Flycatchers. Aug 16 Sun. In the timber by the canal I ran into a Bader Hawk in the same locality where Dad got a breeding male some 10 days ago. This bird was also a breeding male. No evidence of female or nest could be found in the immediate vicinity.

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The bird was giving the usual wild characteristic squeal. In the same tree type was a large Iguana which when I climbed the tree for the hawk dropped off to the ground and ran of thru the bush. Yulemy Dad killed a lay me and we tried some of the meat. It tasted something like chicken and if it had been well cooked right to have been good. We pushed down a Duck in the canal today but it dove and got into the thick weeds. There was a large flock of the Ducks further out near the joint, feeding in the

137 migration has started. Crested flycatchers are becoming more common. A big gulfish finally fell; it was a female in sandstone bludge. Aug 17 Mon. We made an early start at 5 am for the turkey country but Got there too late now at that so the morn said. There was a large band of turkeys in the forest. They were quite tame and made a racket loud enough to quite prohibit car hunting. While sitting near the flock, a large thick like creature came running and snalling thru the brush. It fell to the size of 2 four tires. We believe it way have been following the turkey shed. It was black with a soapy white head and cream throat patch. It had a very long tail. The claws and general build were dreessel. Planton Eater were abundant, feeding quietly a usual in the

the tops. One young male was taken. This am were calling everywhere in the bush. I tried cooing them to me but with little apparent success, then tried sneaking on them while they were whirling. Finally I heard a bird up a little ridge to one side. Som he slid further down the ridg and later whirled still further down. I went down below and lay in wait. Som I heard a little rustle above me and saw the bird which I promptly collected blowing the head pretty well to pieces as a result. The timber was fairly dense but one could see along the ground for some distance. Not on I saw a flash of another bird climbing out of a little clow and up on a similar ridge. They always seem to make a little rustle as they move. I believe pretty likely localized by sitting or creeping about quietly, one could get several... We heard no kites - Curassows but the woods do

139 seem like a good place with tall deep jungle in open valley and hillside. "War" seem unto a pair of the red tanager in the forest. They were feeding birds and flying to the locality very closely. They have a long harsh note which is not hard to recognize. A flock of Tucanas was seen and one bird secured. Many yellow-crowned Paroquets were scattered thru the woods. They appear half way between the two common paracites in size. Their note is the same but they also have a note like cacicus visus fighting which seems to be decidedly to these parrots alone. Two large Nuthows were collected and a new species of vines of southern genre Pachysyvin decortata. Stud brought in a couple of Boat Bell Keyes which he found along the lake edge in the north with the agawake. Keyes pouch was full of feet 5 1/2" long. They were foot/birding birds.

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He also brought a couple of King Vulture the got by a chained daily decoy. The Turkey and Black Vulture came down and then their pair, one an adult & the other as yet unsexed. The other King Vultures were floating round above. other vultures left for the Kings Aug 18 Time. There are still a few Goobaks left in the cornfield. I heard a pair chipping away on the cut over hill side and went to investigate. They seemed to be suspicious doe something so I watched collecting them. Soon the female stopped chipping and I flushed her at 20' from a clump where she had disappeared. The nest was in plain sight well up in a taller clumps of bushes. The next was of grass about the size of the Salt Blue Gooback nest. It was well built and deeply cupped. There were a few sticky webs over the outside like a Wood Pewee nest. The nest contained a set of Eggs about the size and color as would be expected. The same

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light blue color as the other Blue Grosbeaks. The birds stayed in the trees near by. The male soon left but the female was almost continually absent. I believe this is the first set of this form. In the corn I ran into some of the Black and White Red Cats... There were a couple of meadow larks singing and I found a female - the first. The female was brooding and incubating. Very little was seen in the canyon other than a Fan-Tail Warbler. The warbler as is often the case was running over the rocks like a rock even except that they are of course in under the willow trees. Van shot a Tinamou that was running along the path ahead of him. It did not seem to be wild. This was a female but decidedly not brooding. Towards evening Dad and I went over to the Bonducat Blony. The number of nests had increased by four. There were many new and green Trees being used. The 5th were just being completed.

142 I believe three and four to be the usual set. The nests near the tops, and in the most inaccessible places seem to have been the favorite sights that were picked first. There are many accessible nests now with incomplete sites and building while before there were only a couple of accessible nests in the whole colony. There is always a great deal of squabbling going on and occasionally a real fight follows. This is especially time when the nests are close together. Some of the trees the crown is actually solid with nests. All in the tree range to which one can not get. The trees sway up and rock when the flock leaves. The trees will often break with the nests as they are very brittle and bored out by termites. The trees used most often by the birds are killed or nearly devoid of foggiage due to the guano. The sitting birds are always scamming three nests about and fighting back and forth. They seek resters and don't stay

143 in one position long. They don't start flying till the tree is pretty climbed. The nests are always 20' or 25' up and many must be 30' in the top of the trees. The birds sit near by and chatter and flutter the perch when approaching a nest with a set. The nests are made of sticks, heavy weed stalks and leaves all glued and cemented together with guano. They are usually 30" across and half as thick with a slight cup. Worthless windy nests are large and deep; other hardly more than a bison platform. No Ambiguous come down in the colony. The White Egret (large) came in towards sundown and sat among the colony and on the Billy fats of the island above. They were fairly tame - One bird we got had plumes. Bad shot a fine red male braceus in the colony, sitting in among the cornplants. Several fultures of both sorts are always about. I hummed

144 was seen buzzing about among the gum trees. Otherwise bird life was rather scarce in the bush. As we came up to the island, many birds swarmed off of the ground while they were apparently at a gathering festival. They flew with green lustre into the trees. When we rowed away at sunset we thought we saw a flock of Boat-bills. They looked brown and darker than squabs. And as we looked back the whole gum tree line was dotted with just white egret. They looked like some sort of white flowers on the gum trees and made a great background for the sunset sun San Miguel. Aug 19 Wed. The marsh country was again visited which brought in six new species. The Gre Ducks were more abundant, several flocks were flushed and three birds were shot. One female had a 1

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145 birds with breast picked of fowr. Many of the Jacoas have young. I found however what I believ'd to be a repeat set on the same patch where a set was taken before. One fresh egg was found in another nest, another nice set was all that was found. The gulls were resting and laying fish bits in old nests. But evolved a method of hunting the birds by lying flat in the bow and the gun so falling behind crouched down. In this way they would not fly when approached. There were many hunts birds together yet of the seven selected only one was a male. An Osprey was seen flying over the marsh carrying a fish in his talons. A White Oar, the first, was seen flying over but could not be gotten. Blecaas are reported on the lake by Jose the boat man. I picked up a little rail today thinking it was one of the little Jacoas of

similar coloration. It looked like it was just able to fly and I wondered at the time that such a jacana could fly at all. Van brought in a specimen. Criketus for the genus. Several gallinules were flushed from a patch of thick gum. Lachega or hyacints which seems to be their favorite color. One full grown young was seen. The Shore birds were the most numerous feature. Black Neck Stilt, Spletn and Lesser Yellowlegs, Shuff-trystal and several common species such as least and spotted were present. "Van" finally shot the large long-tongue we saw once before and found it to be a skimmer. It was striking the beak into the water as it flew about in circles. It had fish in the crop. The upper jaw was found to be jointed with the lower mandible at the base and a well of developed set of muscles formed to move it. The Red Wags were present in large numbers in the meadows

and sloughs farther back. They are beginning to flock up! and many young birds are about. Another Priged Kingfisher was seen but could not be snashed. Aug 20. Thu. We discovered that the easiest way to get to the canyon where the Tubbys are supposed to be was to climb the ridge. Van went to San Salvador today so Dad and I were alone. We saw many of the Guatemalan Ivory-Bills and shot several. We also ran onto a pair of the Red Tanagers in a brushy thicket. I shot the birds and then discovered they were breeding. I looked high and low but could find no nest. Van says they nest like a eastern Flycatcher about old stumps. The species is rather rare around here. They are very noticeable however when present - continually challenging and most surely like a Wren. We have often thought they were some large species of Wren.

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148 Pachylova We saw nothing of the signs of the little lion got time like other day. I did however get a reptile eye about which there can be no question. We ran onto a pair of Cassins in a patch of bush along the main path. The birds were also among the banana plantation adjoining. Also the male was seen with food after Dad shot the female we could not track him to the nest. Jose brought in a young Nephroste Aug 21 Fri. Today we made the acquaintance of the Arched Ardea. They were fairly common on the Bandi region, passing thru in loose migratory bands and feeding on the various catc[illegible]. They have a note exactly like a Sumintor Red Wing. This is what attracted us to them in the first place. They also have a note somewhat like a [illegible] Hooded Coot

whistle, but likewise reduced in size. There seemed to be a very small percent of full adult Brown and Black males, altho' a couple of these were obtained. Many of the Green males with the throat [black] about and many females. I suppose a lot of these greenish birds are birds of the year. Most of them were in morn or molting plumage. Some had not tail feathers ever. I learned today a new note of the ovenbird. They seem to use it a great dear when the young are around. It is a three part whistle but can not be adequately described in words. The first Oven bird nest that I found about a week ago has one blue egg. The nest is considerably improved on the outside, with more stuff structure. The top is coved over with a layer of broader bark chips. One of the birds was present

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150 at the nest. I was surprised to find so little lining in the nest. Other nests showed good lining of plant material and snake or lizard scales. This nest only had coarse sticks, which would seem rather hard on the small egg. The Egg is a clear green like but unlike a Wren tit's egg - Unspotted. I shot a Pectoralis Rivoli but as usual the pin feathers are drop out with in a few hours. All the Rivoli seem to do this. I also shot a fine Dichthium Rige in prime condition. Josi got me another Burd Kingfisher a male not yet in full man plumage. Aug 22 Sat. A last swarm on the marsh settled a couple of fresh Jacana sit and the same for the grebes. A very small percent of Jacanas now have eggs. One set I found was just hatching. The young when just out of the egg.

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151 had a yolk sac nearly a centimeter across. The young one was very energetic and within 1/2 hour was running around my gamebag before his down had dried. I also shot a male gube with young on its back. The bird did not dive when shot and when I picked him up one of the young rigged out limb under the wing. Another young one was dead nearby. The female was with the male and some of the young seemed to be with her. After she flew the young dove and came up with just the top of their heads out. There were many shore birds along the shoreline and in the flooded grass but all seemed quite wild. Great and lesser yellowlegs and several species of small Sparrow. Dad got a solitary of the eastern race I believe. Still finally got me a Caracara in good black and white plumage. Fortunately he had not eaten recently so the

152 job wasnt as bad as it might have been. Turned over a couple of silts one jacana, and got to "Van" off at back fifth San Salvador this P.M. Our boat is supposed to be in La Union the 24th so we pack tomorrow. Aug 23 Sun. Since Sturl had his traps out at the Canal I went over with him to get my own bird nest. The river was in such a flood that we had to land down at the mouth. A great deal of cachuga was being carried off down into the lake. There were great swirls and riffles in the river all the way up and she looked as bad as the Merced in flood. There was quite an agregation of canourants and fisherman at the mouth of the river. There seemed to be a great abundance of fish with the water was as thick as the Colorado river.

153 The oven bird had only Two eggs and no bird was around. Later the male was shot on top of the nest. The liming was a little improved. The woods here were flooded in spots due to the river overflow. That was lucky enough to spy an Out Bear high up in the trees which he shot. It took BB's to puncture the hide and then he climbed on for a ways with his great claws. It was a Lincoln in good shape, handsomely worked with black shoulder straps cast back. The tail was forked wide and the front foot turned under in black fawn. The jaw motion is almost entirely lost and the mouth only large enough to admit the tongue which could be pulled out about 10". The front arms are extremely powerful and about the same general shape as the perfectly tapered head and neck! He also caught a nice bunch of mice in his traps which

154 is rather different from his luck over in the cornfield. There were still many Richard Orioles around as before frequency the edge of Ellis timberland and cedar brush. We took a crack at the other pair bird of the pair of Taylor Falcons at the sledge tree. But likewise only succeeded in wounding the bird. We packed till three and then went over to the train. We have eight boxes of birds, manna shiblers and eggs. Van went with us to La Union for the night. We put up at the Hotel Denning, a pretty fair place and enjoyed a change from beans, rice, and bananas. Aug 24th Mon We saw Van off for Almeyga at 5:30 and then checked our stuff to Cutters. We went down by the the

155 7 A.M train and met some of the Railway officials. Mr Griffith of the Hotel Belming wrote to the office and introduced us to Mr Fischer head of the wharf office. We saw the customs officials and everything was fixed up by an order from the capital. Along about noon we discovered they wouldn't let us out of the country without a thoroughly signed passport so we telephoned to the president for special permit. No answer came by five so we went with Mr. Fischer to see the Commandant. We finally succeeded in 'soft soaping' him and he gave free permission to leave even if the order from the president should not arrive. Very few birds are about the harbor altho the adjoining mangrove regions look thickly birdy places and the place is full of fish. Only a few Pelicans and

156 Frigates were seen. Flatted Sandpipers were along the beach. The pier here is a fine cement affair with the railway on it. It seems quite dead without gulls sitting about. I did not mention on the night or late afternoon of the 22nd that Start and I went over to the cowbird colony. As mentioned in my data, the nests were much more common. We saw many Egrets and many gins. Little Blues which we took for egrets. They are all white except for the dusky on the wing tip. The feet are however flesh Green instead of Black as fin the Egret. Likewise the bill still shot at a flock of five while I was but could not get them - Aug 25. Tue The boat pulled in from Amapara last night at seven but was not recognized till this morning. We went aboard and

157 Got located. Our boxes even finally loaded on and placed on deck. I guess they will be better for staying out of the hold if it dont rain too hard. We find we have to go to Corinto and then back. While sitting around ship today we saw the Frigoly for the first - actually feeding. They were swooping down and skimming the water. They caught the food by a quick down thrust of their large beak as they found. The food was some sort of small refuse that I believe came from the ship. Aug 26 Wed We pulled into Corinto early this morning. The country here is very flat low coastal plain with mangrove swamps. The harbor is a large bay protected by a low Island with lighthouse. We went ashore as soon as we pulled up to the

158. wharf and found the place to be very pleasant. It is the first town we saw to have grass grown streets. It is remarkably clean and well kept. Good looking stone and prosperous houses. They seem to be no Automobiles. I imagine there are no roads other than the town street. Mangroves border the back side. We located the post office and bought some Nicaragua gum stamps for Dr. Allen. Black Vultures, Cactus Egrets, and Frigates seemed to be the sole bird population. I would think there would be many birds back in the camp of the bay in the mangrove country. We stayed here till evening and then pulled out for the north. Aug 27 Thu. At breakfast time we were passing the Sanita Wood plain and heading in for La Libertad. Then we remained the

154 whole day doing nothing. We will pull out tonight for San Jose de Guatemala. I finished my egg blowing this afternoon and found that four of the colibrant eeggs had continued to incubate. They were for the most part fresh. Although two one egg of a set showed incubation. Some of the eggs seem thin shelled often a little egg-sized as to weight. In all they are quite an impulsive egg. Eight o'clock saw me underway. Aug 28 Fri. Before we pulled into San Jose de Guatemala we passed several flocks of Phalarope flying and feeding about near the vessel. At San Jose we saw several flocks of Little Blue Herons rise up in a dense group and fly off down the coast. They looked very

160 much like migratory band, tho I don't know as this species is supposed to migrate. Each flock contained several of the pure white youngsters that look like Greta. No Petrels nor albatros have been seen yet. Pelicans and Frigates were about. At one time I heard a Grey Flycatcher on shore giving his Gingerbread note. The ship remained at anser, the whole day with doing any Shipping. Towards evening Summer came aboard as we expected, shortly after we pulled out for Salina Bay. Aug 29. Sat. The whole day was spent in sailing and very little of interest occurred. I saw the first Boo by, one of the black headed wapegats affairs Van Dover along shore I'm not sure.

that I saw this particular species before. There were many swallows, seemingly all [illegible] flying in loose flocks, headed south. In few more [illegible] ever seen. They are either Northern or Red (more likely northern). The weather which has been hot and sultry ever since Corinto today jerked up a rain which produced a fine breeze. Altho we didn't get wet, we could see the rain sheet no distance off towards land. A fine dappled Rainbow followed as the storm cleared. Aug 30 Sat. Sun. Salina Cruz. We struck the customary wind of Salina Cruz which made hunting rather difficult. The lagoon birds, the grackles were getting to all dried up. Due fall many young grackles around. The Juca Coves [illegible] have completed their nesting.

162 were just starting when we were there before. An old nest and young birds were all that was found. Many shorebird migrants were present such as Willets, Spotted Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Westerns, as well as a plover. I have a lunch in the eastern piping plover. It is not semipalmated but looks somewhat the same except for the neck rings. They were feeding back from the lagoon into the green grass and stand areas. Their note was much like a Spotted Sandpiper. We tried catching some gulls but didn't have the right equipment although we tried fruitlessly to catch them. As before at this spot we noted the large proportion of jet black Smalls Tringals. No Boobies are about. One Caracara was seen and a

163 few ani. Black Vultures are over on the job. Four lost time as about the Bay and one were seen elsewhere. Many Blacks are then in migration. Young bird and old all in all types of mottled plumage. Some in [illegible] nearly full black were seen. Many however were much darker than birds still at Barra Vieja in July and Aug. Sept 1 Tue Aug 31 MM. We left Sabina Aug at 10:30 this for Puerto Angel where we were to pick up papas for a small shipment farther up the coast. We kept an eye out for the white frias rocks of which Nahn spoke of in this vicinity but could not see them. We made quick work at Puerto Angel and moved on for Chacagua. Aug 31 MM [illegible] The whole day we remained

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in Salina Bay without seeing or hearing much. The only bird of which we saw an Oystercatcher along the bay. He was very wild but we could see him with the glass. He was white below with a black head and upper parts. - white in the wings. His note was the quality of a willet but accepted as V-, V-, V-, repeated many times. In the P.W. we loaded on a little freight and made ready to go then got a telegram to wait and sail Puerto Ayacu tomorrow. Sept 2 Wed) Morning found us in near Chachagua there is only a slightly protected cove of fine sand no settlement. The town is back from the ocean in the hills. The people failed to load on the stuff so we lay there the whole day. The only excitement filled were the pack of 10

165 could see them very clearly. About dusk they caught a 9' shark on night bait and got it aboard. The jaws had a fine series of teeth which had saved. We also harpooned a pair of copulating tortugas and pulled both aboard. Spt 3 A holiday of wintry looking calm Spt 4 This Acapulcos was as green and pleasant as ever after we did not go ashore. The weather remained cloudy and threatening most of the day. I heard one Dusky Flycatcher on shore but sawd nothing else of interest. We left about sundight for Manzanillo . Spt 5 Sat. Enroute to Manzanillo with little to note. Fly fitch as with us as constantly as ever they were on the way down. no cawtires

166 Sept 6 Sun. Mangarillo has all buds out but looks a little better altho not much. The weather was cool but due to our various intestinal upsets we did not go ashore The whole crew cleared out for a grand 'boracho': Of course we did no loading or any work, it being Sun. Sept 7. Mon. We loaded all day and waited for various incapacitated members of the crew to come aboard. We have some more stuff [illegible] for Ensenada and I'm afraid we are due for a sun in that hole only a few hours from San Diego. We finally cleared the port near midnight for Mazatlan. Sept 8. Tue, During the afternoon we

were running along by the Maria Islands Again. The ocean here was very quiet as before. The only birds seen were a few shearwots that I should call black- vented. They were white underneath and dark above but more I could not tell. Sept 9 Wed Arrived in Mazatlan which has quite improved due to the rains. All the hills about are now green. I spent my time in town looking up the Doctor who saw Dad and says the trouble is Malaria. Mazatlan is really much more civilized than I first thought having since seen other places. The jackies are not so much in evidence as afores. I believe their breeding season has passed as at Salina Cruz. About 8.30 we pulled out for Ensenada where we expect to be Sun am.

168 Sept 10 Thu Towards noon we came within sight of Cape San Lucas and at 3.P.M. rounded the jagged point. We were much closer in this trip and could better see the point. The country is very sandy and desolate. Around the point we struck a good sea and wind coming head on. Many flocks of Northern Red Phalarope were flying and alighting about the kelp beds near the point. Sept 11 Fri. The whole day spent in sailing without sight of land. The Sea heaving and we are not making our customary progress so we will reach Ensenada next Sunday 9.00. The weather is much colder and fog prevails throughout most of the morning.

169. Sept 12 Sat. During the day we rounded the black Cedros Islands and headed a little more north. The Western gulls greeted us again as we came close to land. Sea and wind still heavy from the north north west. Sun 13 Sept. Today the wind subsided some (and we made better progress. We are now running close into shore and can see the high "dry weather" sea cliffs of the bare hills and mountains. There is no flat country near the beach. A few canyons with some green lead down to the ocean. Parallela corvula and Western gulls are still as commonly. It eight o'clock Pacific time we anchored off Ensenada to wait till morning. The Bay is fairly

170. calm and the wind has died. A smell of [illegible] creosote brush comes from the shore. Aug 14 Mon. We lay in harbor the whole day getting our last dose of Mexican idleness and after loading the drummen every aboard pulled out for home. Aug 15 Tue Arrived in San Diego at 4 P.M. and went home for a real feed and soft beds.

and there is no one but I am so tired. with the cold wind. [illegible] We are in danger, something terrible has happened to our world. [illegible] I wish you were here.

Skins - Salvador Trip Las Tres Marianas, Mexico 1 -- Wm June 26 1925 2 Mexican Goldfish 6 June 26 1925 3 Warbler ? June 26 1925 4 Mexican Goldfish a June 26 0/25 5 Warbler ? June 26, 6 Rand 8 June 26 7 Tanager 8 June 26

Skins - Salvador Trip = Las Tres Marias Islas, Mexico. 1 __________ Wren δ June 26 1925 2 Mexican Goldfinch δ June 26 1925 3 __________ Warbler ? June 26 1925 4 Mexican Goldfinch φ June 26, 1925 5 __________ Warbler ? June 26, 6 __________ Parrot δ June 26 7 __________ Tanager δ June 26

2 July 10 Sonoma, S. C. 8 Kingbird - nonbreeding insects! 9 Magpie Jay 10 Towhee - breeding - seeds beetles 11 q Towhee - breeding - seeds beetles 12 Seed eater - breeding 13 Sandstar breeding 14 Cowbird - laying - caterpillars 16 ? Mot-Mot - 16 o? Mot-Mot - nonbreeding insects 17 Large Oriole - 13 q Groove-billed Ani - breeding - grass buds 18 q Groove-billed Ama active July 11 19 q Seed eater - breeding ready to lay 20 o White 21 q White Cr. Sparrow - post breeding - beetles 22 o? Parroquet fruit 23 q d. Green Jay - non breeding fruit seeds 24 q Green Jay - breeding 25 o Robin - breeding - large berries 26 o Groove-billed Ani - non breeding flies 14 80 q J Mex Gos Hawk July 12 15 27 q Derby Flycatcher 16 28 o Large billed Derby Flycatcher 17 29 o Blue Tanager - breeding breeding 18 30 o Rose-breasted Biscuit - fruit blue 31 q Aride (large) - nonbreeding 32 q Large Arid - nonbreeding

3 33 ♂ White Cr. Sparrow - breeding - bug-buttles 34 ♀ Parroquet nonbreeding 35 ♀ Wren - fairly active - small fruit 20 36 ♂ Large Blue Flycatcher - breeding July 13 21 37 ♂ Trogon 22 38 ♀ Green Woodpecker - nonbreeding 23 39 ♀ Goldfinch - nonbreeding insect 24 40 ♀ Small Wren - post-breeding 25 41 ♀ Hummingbird - active 26 42 ♂ Yellowthroat - with nest and set 13/3 ( 43 ♂ Lbr. Oriole 44 ♀ Becard (Brown) 45 ♂ Yellowthroat - breeding July 14 46 Trogon ♀ 47 Becard ♂ 27 48 Large Wet met ♂? 49 Wet met ♂ 28 54. Lizard Hawk ♀ non-breeding - lizards 29 56 White Jay July 15 50 ♂ Not met 51 ♂ Trogon - nonbreeding - fruit 52 ♀ Green Jay - post-breeding - mango 30 53 ♂ Large Parroquet - fruits/deo

4 July 16 56.♀ Knaigbird - breeding 57 ♀ Seed-eater - breeding 58 ♀ Yellowthroat - width set 16; gonado-physes 59♂ Wren ♂ - breeding 3: 60♂♂ Juv. White Br. Sparrow 61♂ Cowbird - breeding red eyes 31 62♂ Whistling Towhee ♀ - breeding 63♀ Blue Tanager - post-breeding July 17 64 My Goshawk ♂ feathers. 32 65 Red-killed Pigeon ♀ postbreeding seed 33 66 Bob White ♂ breeding - seeds 34 67 Juca Doe.♀ breeding seeds 35 68 Crow-Blackbird ♂ 36 69 Melodious Grassquit ♂ breeding 37 70 Pigmy Owl♂Breeding beetle 71 Oriole ♂ July 18 38 72 ♂ Song-eater - breeding 73♀ Emberwingbird 74♂J. Small Wren 75♂ Derby Flycatcher 39 76♀ Black Athele iris yellow 77♀√ Crow-Blackbird 78♂ Cowbird eyed red 79♂ Cowbird eyed red breeding - seeds 120♂ Cowbird eyed red

July 19 40 81 & Bush Cuckoo inactive this white 41 82 & Ivory-bill Woodpecker non-breeding 83 & ? Green Woodpecker 42 84 & Kinglet active 85 & J. Robin 86 &? not met 87 &? J. Robin July 20 88 &? Green Jay & Whistling Towhee 89 &? Green Jay & Whistling Towhee 43 90 ? Lark Bunting - breeding 91 &? Zebra Dove 92 & Magpie Jay inactive print 93 & Whistling Towhee breeding 94 O? Orioles 95 &? Green Jay July 21 96 & met. met. 44 97 ? Cinnamon Cuckoo. 98 ? Pygmy Owl 99 ? Tiled Dove with set 2/2 100 O Goldfinch 101 & Large Blue Tanager non-breeding 102 ? J. Robin 103 &? Large not met non-breeding

6 July 22 104 ♀ Cin. Cuckoo just furbet 105 ♂ Brush Cuckoo laying 106 ♂ V. Whistling Towhee 107 ♀ Goldfinch 108 ♂ Bob White breeding 109 ♂ Not met 45 110 ♂ Small Orley July 23 46 (11) ♂ Small Kingbird 112 ♀ Swain Hummingbird ~breeding. 113 ♂ Beeard - 47 114 ♀ Blue Grosbeak - post-breding 115 ♂ Blue Grosbeak - my active 116 ♀ Parroquet 117 ♀♀ Large Parroquet 118 ♂ Large Blue Tanager ~breeding 119 ♂ White Cr. Sparrow breeding July 24 121 ♀ met met. 122 ♀ Gray Woodpecker 123 ♂ V. Empidonax 48 124 ♂ Gray Empidomax 125 ♂ Red Eatin 126 ♂ Swift Catcher 127 ♂ Groove-bill Ani 128 ♂ Goldfinch

7 Lake Olomega July 28 49 29 ? yellow Green Verto July 29 50 130 ? Purple Gallinule tutu 51 131 q my Jacana ovay large 132 ? my Jacana taut large 133 ? my Jacana breeding. July 30 F& Dad 134 ? Red-billed Pigeon breeding 52 ? Deflotella fulirventris fultri, 53 136 q Cyanocorax parolina - 54 137 q nut shrike its very large 138 ? Arish 139 ? Jerandi Flycatcher 140 ? V. Jerandi Flycatcher 141 q Lichtsteins Knight. July 31 142 q Leptstula f. fulirventis ostan 55 143 ? Thryophilus phrostictos ravvs 144 D " breeding. 56 145 ? V. Basilentus dilateri 146 ? ? V. Wyiarchus lawrensi 67 147 q V. Panama Green Keron 58 148 D? Little Blue Kern Aug 1 59 149. ? Hawk Bamfornis mis yellow Grochoffus.

8 Aug 2 1508 Portered Trogan gantfly fruit 60 151♂ Wild-drovwr albicollis maturus. 61 152♂ Spectacled Owl.♀ alstrellia 62 153♀ Endigatus? Crida Flycatcher 63 154♀ Small Woodhewr bird sitting 155♂ .. .. breeding 156?♀ .. " 64 157♂ Ground Dove breeding 65 158♀ Awazna - Parot. orange. 159♂ Small Woodhewr breeding Aug 3 66 160♂ Troganurus elegans calpiles seeds 67 161♂ W.. Convidant eye plum-2ne 162♂ P. Ant Thrive white but blue / wech. 68 163♀ Manchin circulating 164♀ .. breeding 69 165♂ Large Woodhewr 70 166♀ Atila nitro-pygus Aug 4 167♀ Parrogan 71 168♀ Black/Headed Trogan 169♀ .. 170♂ Squirrel cuckoo 72 171♀ Lima Keelom - foot. breeding. 73 172♀ Rich. Suctatin 173♀ Brandus Flycatcher 74 174♀ yellow-Warbler 175♀ Rich. Ductatin

9 Aug 5 176♂ Black-headed Grosbeak breeding 177♂ Santa Cruz Woodpecker 75/78♂ Spotted Towhee 78 179♂ Vvrr.

6 10 204 & Robin 205 & White-billed I [illegible] Plant Woodpecker 84 Aug 8 O Snake bird 207 & Purple Gallinule 85 208 & Least Sandpiper 209 O Vaux Jacana - Ruying 86 210 O Roseate Spoonbill Aug 9 211 O Wry. Goshawk fur, grasshoppers 87 212 O Guatemala Ivory-Billed Woodpecker 213 O Red-billed Plantain-Eater 214 & " " " 88 215 & Red-Eyed Vireo 216 O Manakins 217 O Manakin 218 O furge woodhewer Aug.10 89 219 & Tody Flycatcher his yellow white 220 &V. " " his brown 221 & " " his yellow white 222 & Grateather 223 & Myiarchus laurentii 90 224 & Cuckoo 91 225 & Oven Bird 92 226 & Myiarchus erinitas 227 & Sclata Cruz Woodpecker 228 & Rufornis

" 229 ♂ Magpie Jay 93 230 ♀ Deverill's Goldenfinch 231 ♂ Gartered Trogan 232 ♂ D'Arcy Dove 233 ♀ "Goldenfinch" 234 ♂ N. Black and White Wren 235 ♂ Large Clefted Woodshrew 236 ♂ Plantain eater 237 ♂ Whip Gorhawk. Aug 12 238 ♂ Manakin 239 ♂ Groove-bill Ani 94 240 ♂ T'mean 241 ♂ ". 242 ♂ Guatemula Dirty-bill Woodpecker 95 243 ♂ "Taylori" Falcon Aug 13 96 244 ♂ Sulphur-billed Flycatcher 245 ♂ ". 246 ♂ White-billed Pileated 247 ♂ L. Yellow-Gen Vireo 248 Aug 14 St-Maryachius Luverusi 97 249 ♂ Emperor Trailli's 250 ♂ Gold-Breasted Flycatcher, looking large 251 ♀ Striped Cuckoo 76 252 ♂ Green Woodpecker 135 ♂ ".

12 253 ♀ Green Woodhew 254 ♀ .. 255 ♀ .. 256 ♂ Paroquie 98 257 ♂ Chaetolaea Aug. 5 99 ♂♂ Rynchocyclus cinereiceps 100 259 ♂ Lesser Road Runner. 260 V.O. Grosbeak 261 ♀ Black and White Warbler 262 ♂ Parrot, small English- 263 ♂ Spotted Sandpiper 264 ♂ Large Streaked Woodhewer 265 ♂ Sandpiper - bellied Flycatcher 266 ♂ .. 267 ♂ Root-bird Flycatcher 268 ♀ Cactus Wren Aug 16 269 ♂ Myiarchus barorum 270 ♂ Swifler - bellied Flycatcher 271 ♂ Green Bird breeding 101 272 ♀ Setinus pectoralis 273 ♂ Squird Cuckoo 274 ♂ Sirena woodhewer 275 ♂ Ground Dove 102 276 ♂ Harris Hawk breeding 103 277 ♀ Ringed Kingfisher 278 ♀ Rufous Aug 17 104 279 ♂ Junam

13 280 ♀ Root-bill Bittern 281♂ Orange-crowned Parrot 107 282♀ King Vulture 283. ♂ Paroquet 284 ♀ J. Plantain Eater Aug 18 285 ♀ Black and White Seed Eater 286 ♀ Blue Grouseake prince of art 50/3 287 ♀ Black and White Wren 288 ♀ Fan-Tail Warbler 289 ♂ [illegible] 168290♂ Oncostoma cinereigulari. 109291♀ Egret Aug 19 110 292♀ Black-billed Tree Duck breeding 293 ♀ laying 'ooa 111 294♀ Mexican Gull 1/2 295♀ Buff-breasted Sandpiper 113 296♂ Stilt 297 ♂ J. [illegible] Jacana 298 ♂ Jacama 114 299♀ Red Wing 300 ♂ Aug 20 301 ♀ Tapager p 15-01 302♂J. Cactus Wren 303 ♀ Kiel Eye Vireo iris red 304♂ Ivory-bill Woodpecker 305♂ C-Arn. Gum Bittern 306♂

14 307 & Mychroton Aug 21 308 & ? Aven Bird 309 & Guatcaton 310 & Derby Flycatcher 115 311 o? (g) V Richard Crisle 312 & 313 & 314 & 315 & Lichtensleria Crisla 316 & Ringed Kingfisher Aug 22 19 317 & P-I. Mexican Gube. 318 & Audubon Caracara 319 & V. Spotted Sandpiper 320 & Mexican Gube.

(E)qs Salvador Trip I W (1/2) 513a Great-tailed Grackle July ? W 3- 513a Great-tailed Grackle July ? W 3 513a Great-tailed Grackle July ? W (4) 513a Great-tailed Grackle July ? W 3/2 513a Great-tailed Grackle July ? W 6/4 513a Great-tailed Grackle July ? W 7/2 513a Great-tailed Grackle July ? W 8- 513a Great-tailed Grackle July ? W 9 513a Great-tailed Grackle July ? N W (9) 384 Groove-billed Ani July 11 W (4) 384 Groove-billed Ani July ? W 16/7 384 Groove-billed Ani July ? N W 5- x1 [Yellow-Throated] July 12 N W 5 384 Groove-billed Ani July ? N W 5 x2 [Green Jay] July 14 N W 1/6 x1 [Yellow-Throated] July ? W 1/6 x3 [Red-billed Tody] July ?

Aug 21 308 & ? Ave Bird 309 & Quatertin 310 & Baby Flycatcher 115 311 o? (a) A. Great Crested 312 & 313 & 314 & 315 & Light Green Grouse 316 & Ringed Kingfisher Aug 22 19 317 & Western Gator 318 & Audubon Parakeets 319 & Shattered Sandpiper 320 & Western Gator

Eggs Salvador Trip I (1) M (1/3) 513a Great-tailed Grackle July 3 M 2/3 513a Great-tailed Grackle July 3 M 3/3 513a Great-tailed Grackle July 3 M (4/4) 513a Great-tailed Grackle July 3 M 3/4 513a Great-tailed Grackle July 3 M 6/4 513a Great-tailed Grackle July 3 M 7/3 513a Great-tailed Grackle July 3 M 8/3 513a Great-tailed Grackle July 3 M 9/3 513a Great-tailed Grackle July 3 (2) N M (10/7) 384 Groove-billed Ani July 11 M (11/6) 384 Groove-billed Ani July 12 M 12/13 384 Groove-billed Ani July 13 (3) N M 13/3 x1 [Yellow Throat] July 13 N M 14/9 384 Groove-billed Ani. July 14 (4) N M 15/2 x2 [Green Jay] July 16 N M 16/3 x1 [Yellow-Throat] July 16 (5) M 17/1 x3 [Red-billed Pigeon] July 16.

Edds - Saludos Trip I 2130 NW 2/1 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] beliat-taerp 2130 NW 5/2 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] beliat-taerp 2130 NW 3/2 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] beliat-taerp 2130 NW 4/2 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] beliat-taerp 2130 NW 5/4 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] beliat-taerp 2130 NW 8/5 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] beliat-taerp 2130 NW 8/6 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] beliat-taerp 384 NW 7/10 [illegible] in A bellid-ovooep 384 NW 9/11 [illegible] in A bellid-ovooep 384 NW 15/12 [illegible] in A bellid-ovooep [illegible] x 1 [illegible] [tzoort walls] 384 NW 14/16 [illegible] in A bellid-ovooep [illegible] x 2.5 [illegible] [prol nass] [illegible] x 1 [illegible] [tzoort walls] 384 NW 1/12 [illegible] [roo-pilled tdoors]

II N W 18/3 x 4 [Black Seed Eaters] July 18 N W 19/2 x 5 [Blue Tanager] July 18 N W 20/3 x 4 [Black Seed Eater] July 19. N W 21/2 321 Inca Dove July 21 N W 22/3 x 6 [White Cr. Sparrow July 21 W 23/11 384 Groove-billed Ani July 22 W 24/2 Central American Ground Dove ok July 25 W 25/2 Buff-bellied Dove or ok July 28 W 26/4 288 Myx. Jacana or Green Aug. W 27/2 Cent. Am. Heron Aug. W 28/6 218 Purple Gallinule or Aug. W 29/4 V5 Mexican Grebe ok Aug. W 30/4 288 Myx. Jacana ot. Aug. W 31/4 288 Myx. Jacana ot Aug. W 32/4 288 Myx. Jacana ot Aug. W 33/4 288 Myx. Jacana ot Aug. W 34/5 288 Myx. Jacana ot Aug.

[illegible] 18 July [Black Seed Eater] 1/8 x M 18 July [Blue Traded] 2y P 18 July [Black Seed Eater] 20 x N 18 July Green Bone 15E 1L 15 July [With G. Stomach] 6 x S 22 July in A balled-dove H34 or 22 July Central Historical Parkway Pub32 Buff-billed Dove or or [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

III 35/2 C.a. Ground Dove Aug 2 16 NW 36/2 Lisen Road Runner Aug 7. 37/3 Mexican Gube Aug 8 38/4 Mexican Gube Aug 8 39/4 Mpx. Jacana Aug 8 40/4 Mpx. Jacana Aug 8 41/3 Mexican Gube Aug 19 42/4 Mpx Jacana Aug 8 43/4 Mexican Gube Aug 8 44/4 Mexican Gube Aug 8 45/4 Mpx Jacana Aug 8 46/4 Mpx Jacana Aug 8 47/3 Mpx Jacana Aug 8 48/3 Mpx Jacana Aug 8. NW 49/2 Lisen Road Runner Aug 12 N17 W 50/3 Chispa Blue Grosbeak Aug 18 M18 W 51/4 Mexican Corocant Aug 18

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IV M 52/1 Mexican Cormorant Aug 18 M 53/3 Mexican Cormorant Aug 18 M 54/2 Mexican Cormorant Aug 18 M 55/4 Mexican Cormorant Aug 18 M 56/4 Mexican Grebe Aug 19 M 57/4 My. Jacana Aug 19 M 58/2 CnT. Am. Ground Dove Aug 21 M 59/4 My. Jacana Aug 21 M 60/4 Mexican Grebe Aug 22 M 61/3 My. Jacanas Aug 22 M 62/2 Richardson SeedEater Aug 22 M 63/4 Mexican Cormorant Aug 22 M 64/4 Mexican Cormorant Aug 22 M 65/3 Mexican Cormorant Aug 22 M 66/3 Mexican Cormorant Aug 22 M 67/4 Mexican Cormorant Aug 22 M 68/4 Mexican Cormorant Aug 22

II M/29 III Aug 16 Technician Constant [illegible] M/4 III Aug 17 Technician Constant M/4 III Aug 18 Technician Constant M/4 III Aug 19 Technician Constant M/4 III Aug 20 Technician M/31 H Aug 21 Mark. Jacoson M/28 H Aug 22 Cinc. Am. Grant, Goe [illegible] M/28 H Aug 23 Mark. Jacoson M/4 H Aug 24 Technician Jacob M/4 H Aug 25 Mark. Jacoson [illegible] III Aug 26 Richardson Beaklee M/4 H Aug 27 Technician Constant M/4 H Aug 28 Technician Constant M/4 H Aug 29 Technician Constant M/4 H Aug 30 Mark. Jacoson M/4 H Aug 31 [illegible]

V TH [9] Wypican Conserant Aug 22 TH [20] 70/2 Alwen Bird OK Aug 23

V N 90/10 [illegible] 10/10

Data Nests and Eggs 1 N Great Tailed Grebe 5/32 Date July 3 Inch fresh. Identity: Description in table to be made use of later. Set Mark one of local Salina City Bay Mt. Nest: In a small grove? Near a salt though, but 8' up over the water only the one nest in the line? Most of the nests were on a white colony in a tree surrounded by water. Nest 1

Data Nests and Eggs 1. N. Great-tailed Grackle 5/13a Date July 3 Incb. fresh Identity: Description in notes to be made sure of later. Set. Mark 5/13a 1/3 local. Salina Cruz, Oay. Mej. Nest. In a mangrove? tree near a salt lough. Nest 8' up over the water. Only the one nest in the tree. Most of the nests were in a nearby colony in a tree surrounded by water. Nest 1" thick; cup 8" across and deep. Placed in a crotch of the tree. Made of sticks, cloth, paper and all manner of junk. Rootlets and grass used for lining. Both present, and considerably excited. Coll. by Celden H. Miller 2 Name. Great-tailed Grackle 5/13a Date July 3 Incb: Well commenced Identity - Same as 1/3 5/13a Set. Mark 2/3 5/13a local. Salina Cruz. Oay. Mej. Nest; In a colony of 75 pair all nesting in a small tree on a mud Island. The nests

(2) were extremely close together Polygamy seems very possible. Some nests were only six inches apart. Part of the must were built in crotches other hung like wires or circle nests. Nests made chiefly of grass, bark and stick as well as all sorts of jambs. Nests were often on top of last year nests. All the nests contained more or less of a mud cup. Eggs ran from incomplete sets to young hatching. Some birds were seen building. Coll. by Alden H. Miller 3. Name: Great-Tailed Grackle 5/13a Date: July 3 Ineb: fresh Identity See set 3' 5/13a Set Mark 3 5/13a Nest Taken Local: Salina City, Oay. Mej. Nest: see set 3 5/13a Coll. by Alden H. Miller 4. Name: Great-tailed Grackle 5/13a Date: July 3 Ineb: slight Ident. See Set 1/2 5/13a Set. Mark 4/4 5/13a Nest Taken

local: Salina Cruz, Oax., Mej. Nest: as set 2/3 513a Coll. by Alden H. Miller 5 Name: Great-Tailed Grackle- 513a Date: July 3 Ineb: slight Ident. ref. set 1/3 513a Set Mark 5/4 513a Nest Taken local: Salina Cruz, Oax., Mej. Nest: see set 2/3 513a Coll. by Alden H. Miller 6. 7. 8. 9. Name: Great-Tailed Grackle 513a Date: July 3 Ineb: 6/4 advanced; 7 - commenced; 8/3 - fresh; 9/3 - very slight. Ident. see set 1/3 513a Sets 6/4; 7/3; 8/3; 9/3 513a local: Salina Cruz, Oax., Mej. Nest: See set 2/3 513a Coll. by Alden H. Miller Name: Groove-billed Ani - 384 Date: July 11 1925 Ineb: fresh to slight Identity: Specimens procured - Birds To this nest identical. Bird flushed. Set Mark 10/7 384 local: Sonsonate, Salvador C.A. Nest: in a large royal palm,

placed fairly near the trunk on a side fan. The nest was a fairly deep cup lined with leaves - fresh on the surface. The basic structure was twigs and roots, moderately thick. The birds came fairly close while collecting. Height 27'. Nest coll. Coll. by. Alden Miller Name: Groove-billed Ani 384 Date: July 12 Incb flush Identity - Bird flushed same as specimen secured. Set Mark 16 384 Local: Sonsonate, Salvador C.A. I Nest: In a lemon tree 10' up in the branches away from the trunk. Nest of sticks / rootlets, lined with leaves of several ages - fresh on top. The scratches on the eggs may be due to handling by the birds in replacing fresh leaves. There are already fresh leaves under the eggs. Coll. by Alden Miller Name: Groove-billed Ani Date: July 13 Incb. Slight Identity - Bird sitting Set Mark. 12/13 384

(5) local. Sounmate, Salvador C. A. Nest. In a thorny bush 6' foot up built of twigs and heavily lined with leaves - fresh ones under the eggs. The eggs were in two layers and well filled the nest. The birds were extremely apious and came very close. Coll. by Alden Mills. Name: [Yellow throat] Date: July 13 1925 Ineb: advanced Identity (Male shot, lost in the bushes.) Set. Mark 13/3 local. Sounmate, Salvador C. A. Nest. In a clump of sedge grass on a steep openy grassy feature. The nest was 1 1/2' up in the 3' grass clump, but fairly near the bunchy part of the clump which was well above the ground. The material was flat sedge grass, with finer grasses for lining. The nest was much like a True yellowthroat. The bird flushed at about 2' from the clump. Nest collected. The birds of a note reminding one of a Purple Finch. The song however is warbler like yet sometimes sounds like a Hummer. Coll. by Alden Mills

Name: Groove-billed Ani Date: July 14 1925 Ineb fresh Identity: birds present. Set Mark: 14/9 384 local. Sonomate, Salvador C.A. Nest. In a thorn brush in open low brush pasture, 9' up. Nest of twigs and leaves, rather loosely thrown together. Nest collected. Coll by: Alden Miller Name: [Green Jay] Date: July 16 1925 Ineb; well commenced Identity: Specimen No: Set Mark: 15 X2 local: Sonomate Salvador C.A. Nest. In a low tree near a stream course and on the side of a road. The nest was 11' up like the vine climbing on the tree. The nest was well cupped and made of grape or climbing vine twigs. The bird flushed at [nest taken] about 20' but stayed close by. Coll by: Alden Miller Name [Yellowthroat] Date: July 16 1925 Ineb fresh Identity: A collected No. - but small Set Mark: 16 1x local. Sonomate, Salvador C.A. Nest. In a clump of meadow grass fairly near the outsets and 20' up. Nest of flat sedge grass much as--

set 13 x This nest was lined with a few cow hairs Coll. by Alden Miller (rest taken) Name: [Red-billed Pigeon] Date: July 16 1925 Ineb. commences Identity - same species as No. 1352 b collection of L. Miller. Bird seen repeatedly on the nest. But left the vicinity shortly after flushing. Would return direct to the nest. Set Mark 17 x 3 Local: Sonsonate Salvador C.A. Nest. In a tree along a fence line at the edge of a little wood. The nest was on a flat branch covered with vines. There were I believe no more than 25 sticks in the nest. The egg could be seen plainly from below. This nest was poorer than any Band-tails I have seen. Coll. by Alden Miller Name: [Blue Tanager] Date: July 18 1925 Ineb. slight Identity: Birds watched for a week, Specimens down and collected No 29. Set Mark: 19 x 5 local: Sonsonate, Salvador C.A. Nest: In a royal palm tree

8 25' up on one of the side branches - nearly level. The nest was deep, well cupped and made of palm bark with hair. (Next taken) Coll. by Alden D'Mullen Name: [Black Seedeater] Date: July 18, 1925 Ineb. fresh Identity: Birds flushed - many specimens taken No. 12. Local: Somonte Salvador C.A. Set Mark 18 x 4 Nest: a thin 3-wiry structure closely woven of sedge grass or plant fibre. The nest can be seen thru but is firm and holds its rigid shape. Placed 1 1/2' up in a large leaved mint growing over the whole meadow. Coll. by: Alden D'Mullen Name: [Black Seedeater] Date: July 19, 1925 Ineb. fresh Identity: Adult & No. 12. Bird flushed repeatedly. Local: Somonte Salvador C.A. Set Mark: 20 x 4 Nest: Same as at 18 x 4 but built in Barly and vines instead of the mint (Next taken) Coll: Alden D'Mullen

Name: Inea Dove Date: July 21, 1925 Incb: fresh. Identity: Female shot no. 94 Local: Somonate Salvador C.A. Set Mark 21 321 Nest: a small flat mat of grass and small twigs braid together. Placed in a 10' foot bush among a small climbing vine. The bird sat still within 2', but the [illegible] was in a bushy 4' up covered gallery pasture with nearby tall jungle (not taken) Coll by Alden R Millis Name: [White Crowned Sparrow] Date: July 21, 1925: fresh (early) Identity: bird flushed twice. Same as no 21. Local: Somonate Salvador C.A. Set mark: 22 x 6 Nest: in Blince bushes six feet tall near the stream but bordering an open meadow. Nest 5' up in a crotch, made of stick and loose hair. Coll by Alden Millis (not taken) Name: Groove-billed Ani Date: July 22, 1925. Identity: Birds observed July 11. Local: Somonate Salvador C.A.

(10) Set Mark: 23, 364: [illegible] Nest, 2nd, 1120', due near the crown and away some thorny vines. Nest typical, of loose twig and thorn frame and leaves. Bird flushed. Coll. by Alden O'Milly Name Chaemepelia passerina neglecta IV. Central American Ground Dove. Date: July 25, 1925 fresh Neb. Identity: Same species as ground dove from Somoate. L'O'Milly coll, Local: Somoate, Salvador. E.A. Set Mark 24 Nest: in a small thorny bush at the edge of an open cow pasture. Nest 6' up in the main branch crotch of the bush. Nest a little pod shaped, very slightly cupped. A leptotila [illegible] ventris, ful. Buff-bellied Dove few of the doves feathers were on the nest. This nest was within 50 feet of another nest with a single fresh egg. [nest taken]. Coll. by Alden O'Milly,

Olomega 11 N Leptotila fulviventris fulviventris Name Buff-breasted Dove. Date July 28 1925 Ineb, well examined Identity: Bird shot by 'im' same day. local: Lake Olomega, Salvador, C.P. Set. Mark 25 Nest: in a brush and vines in the deep woods on the hillside. Nest 4' up and in dark situation. Forest trees 60' high. The bird flushed and flew up into the high trees above. Col by C.T.Mills. Nest shell of vine tendrils and a few stems like Mourning Dove. Nest Too poor to keep. [Eggs tan brown in color] Name: Mexican Jacana Date: Aug. 1, 1925 Incb. fresh Identity: Birds present, several specimens taken. local: Lake Olomega, Salvador C.P. Set. Mark 26 Q.O.U. No. 288 Nest: on floating water plants that lie flat on the surface of the water like a mat.. The the eggs all laid on the flat mat like a birden would lay on the sand. Occasionally, a few pieces of leaves may be pulled together. They seem to prefer

(12) fairly open growth. The often chose a bushel from separate clumps. Searching such clumps is the most profitable means of hunting as the birds are very quiet about the nest and one pair can not be told from the next. The birds make some noise at a distance but when about the nest are quiet and make no demonstration. I speak of pairs -- I can only say males rightly as there is no evidence of the females caring anything about the nests. Coll. by: [illegible] P.S. many males had bare patches on the breast. None of the females were apparently sitting. All the birds seem to love young or eggs, al tho a few are seen in flock -- notably common are young white birds of last year among their flocks. Name: Central Am. Green Heron. Date: Aug 1, 1925 Incob: Slight- Identity: Bird flushed, several specimens taken.

Local: Lake Olomaga, Salvador, C.R. Set Mark 27 Nest. 5' 2up in a clump of thorny, spiny sensitive plant... The thicket was 7' high. The nest was usual humd platform of sticks rather frail (Eggs 3 days life). Coll. by Aldin Miller. N. Purple Gallinule Date Aug 1, 1925 Incb: fresh. Identity & Specimens taken. Local: Lake Olomaga, Salvador, C.R. Set Mark 28 2/8 Nest in the thick growth of water hyacinth along the edge all the lake. The nest was built of foreign grass well up to the matted plant... and in plain sight from above. The birds flushed from the vicinity of the nests. The birds seemed almost colonial in this region. Two other nests were found - one with young hatching - the other a broken up nest of fresh eggs. Coll. by Aldin Miller, N. Mexican Grebe Date: Aug 1, 1925 Incb commenced. Identity: Bird seen in vicinity,

Typical grebe nest. local: Lake Olomega, Salvador D.R. Set Mark 29 C.O.U. No. 5 Nest: in the open Jacana marsh in the open swass growth. The nest a neat little pile of fresh water plants. The eggs in this nest were not covered but in another nest they were covered. The birds I seemed very shy. Coll. by Aldus M'Milly N. Mex. Jacana Date Aug 1 1925 Incb; fresh. Identity Birds flushed. Local: Lake Olomega Salvador, C.A. Set Mark 30 C.O.U. No. 288 Nest: see description 26 Coll. by Aldus M'Milly + N. Mex. Jacana Date Aug 1 1925 Incb well commences Identity Birds nearby. Specimens taken. Local: Lake Olomega, Salvador, C.A. Set Mark 34 C.O.U. No. 288 Nest: See Set 26 Coll by Aldus M'Milly N. Mex Jacana Date: Aug 1 1925 Incb: advanced. Identity - Birds in vicinity Local: Lake Olomega, Salvador, C.A. Set Mark 31/4 C.O.U. No 288

(15) Nest: see set 26 Coll. by Alden Miller Name: Mex Jacana Date: Aug 1925 Incb; advanced Identity OK Local: Lake Alonaga Salvador C.A. Set Mark: 32 288 Nest: see Set 26 Coll. by Alden Miller Name: Mex Jacana Date: Aug 1925 Incb advanced Identity: Ok Local: Lake Alomoga, Salvador C.A. Set Mark: 33 288 Nest: see Set 26 Coll. by Alden Miller N. Cent. Am. Ground Dove Date Aug 2 1925 Incb - one left. Identity - bird flushed - Specimens returned, Local: Lake Alomoga, Salvador C.A. Set Mark 35 Nest: a bed of grass and sticks slightly cupped, placed 3' up in a spicly palm clump in the open wood back from the lake shore. (Not collected) Coll by Alden Miller N Lesser Road Runner Date Aug 7 1925 Inch further very sight. Identity: man shot after left nest

Locality Lake Omega Salvador CA. Set Mark 36 Nest: see note for truth Aug 7 pages 114 - 115 Coll by Alden Miller N. Mexican Grebe Date Aug 80 1925 Ineb commenced Identity Birds present Local: Lake Omega Salvador CA. Set Mark 37 Nest: See notes Aug 8 pp 117 - Coll by Alden Miller N. Mexican Grebe Date : Aug 8 1925 Ineb:commenced Identity JOH local. Lake Omega Salvador CA Set Mark 38 Nest - See notes Aug 8 /17- Coll by. Alden Miller) N Wley Jacana Date: Aug 8 1925 Ineb : commenced Identity J.O. Local: Lake Omega Salvador CA. Set Mark 43 39 Nest - See Note 4 Aug 8 pp 118- Coll by Alden Miller N. Wky Jacana Date : Aug 8 1925 Ineb: slight Identity: O.H.

Local: Lake Olmeca, Salvador C.A. Set Mark 42 Nest - Note Aug 8 - pp 115 - Collby Alden Miller N. Wey. Jacana Date Aug 8 1925 Ineb very slight Identity OK Local: Lake Olmeca Salvador C.A. Set Mark 42 Nest -- Note Aug 8 - pp 115 - Collby Alden Miller N. Mexican Grebe Date Aug 8 1925 Ineb commenced Identity OK Local: Lake Olmeca Salvador C.A. Set Mark 43 Nest Note page 117-118 Coll by Alden Miller N. Mexican Grebe Date Aug 8 1925 Ineb commenced Identity OK Local: Lake Olmeca Salvador C.A. Set Mark 44 Nest - Note page 117-118 Coll. Alden Miller N. Wey. Jacana Date: Aug 8. Ineb fresh Ident, y OK local: Lake Olmeca Salvador C.A.

Set Mark: 45, 46, 47, 48 4 4 3 3 Nest : See Note Aug 8 117-118 Coll by Alden Smith N. Lesser Road Runner Date Aug 12 1925 Incb commenced Identity: ?? Local: Lake Almega, Salvador C.A. Set Mark 49. Nest: a flimsy shallow cup of rather small twigs in a small bushy mangle. The 10' tall nest 18' up. Surrounding growth the same. An area between deep forest and grassy uplands always frequented by Road Runners. Female shot on the nest. Set complete. Coll of D.R.D. Coll by Alden Smith. N Chiapas Blue Grosbeak Date Aug 18 1925 Incb slight- Identity: Female shot No. 286 Local: Lake Almega, Salvador C.A. Set Mark 50 Nest: in an open cut over hill area near the cornfield. See note for description of nest. Aug 18 page 140-1 Nest collected. Coll by Alden Smith.

N. Mexican Coot. Date Aug 18 1925 Incb - all fresh Identity Specimen shot Aug 3 No. 61 Local Lake Omequa, Salvador, Ca. Set Mark 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 Nest - see 4 moth Aug 183 p4 141-143. Eggs in a set would a little in web. One egg would often show slight signs of starting wet. Coll by Alden Miller N. Mexican Grebe Date Aug 19, 1925 Incb commenced. Identity Birds shot No. 244 Local Lake Omequa, Salvador, Ca. Set Mark 41 Nest: The usual nest in the floating marsh - made of water grass and plants as before described. Eggs covered. Coll by Alden Miller N. Mexican Grebe Date Aug 19 1925 Incb fresh. Identity Birds shot No. 344 Local: Lake Omequa, Salvador, Ca. Set Mark 56 Nest: Same as and near set 41 - Nest taken. Coll by Alden Miller. N. Mxp . Jacana. Date Aug 19 Incb slight.

Ident. Bird sneaked from locality. local. Lake Amaya, Salvador C.A. Set Mark 57 Nest on same clump as a net taken Aug 8. Nest as before described Colby. Alden Miller. N. Central American Ground Dove Date Aug 21 1925 Identity: Bird sitting local. Lake Amaya, Salvador C.A. Set Mark 58 Nest. In a small mamora brush among the siffr chulu grass. Built in a tangled field of same plant. Nest a bit obvious and sticks gathered into a rather deep cup than is usual - nest 5' inf. Colby. Alden Miller. Name. My. Jacana Date . Aug 21 1925 Ineb slight. Identity. Bird on the nest. locality. Lake Amaya, Salvador C.A. Set Mark 59 Nest along the canal edge in the usual material and same type of location. The bird however beat while we went by in the boat. We could see the tip of the

head only. I believe the birds are here according to the fishing boats and for this reason are so tame. Wherefore have I seen a bird actually on the nest. The female was present also. Coll by. Alden Miller Name. Mexican Grebe Date Aug 22 1925 Incb fresh. Identity. Birds swimming nearby, type of nest. Locality. Jacana swamp. Lake Aloniga. Salvador, C.A. Set Mark: 60 Nest. As before described. Picture crossed out Coll by. Alden Miller Name: Mix. Jacana Date Aug 22 /1925 Incb: fresh when collected Identity OK local: Lake Aloniga. Salvador, C.A. Set Mark 61 Set compl. Nest - typical. Set - flowered. Coll by. Alden Miller Name: Richardson Seed Eater Date Aug 22 /1925 Incb fresh Identity Birds present. local: Lake Aloniga, Salvador, C.A. Set Mark 62 /2

Nest. at mouth of river on the mamora beach about 2 1/2 up in open situation. Nest a thick coarse cup of grasses. Cup however deep and best small. Coll. by Alden Miller. N. Mexican Cormorant. Date Aug 22 1925 Incb: fresh - slight Identity - colony wringing my set local! Downtown depress Lake Almeyas, S.C.A. Set Marks 63 64 65 60 07 68 69 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 Nest: In the colony of Cormorants at the Island. There were many more nests over than the type before, also a great many more complete sets. Many of the nests not reached before are getting well planted and look pretty old. Several pictures were taken of the colony. Coll. by Alden Miller Name Owen Bird Date Aug 23 1925 Identity Bird shot - crescent? local: Lake Almeyas, S.C.A. Set mark 7/2 2 Nest: In a small patch of bushy country in the

(13) woods of the canal region. The nest (a well compacted basket of thorny sticks woven together) surrounded by a loose mass of irregular sticks and covered by 2 layers of bark chips. Entrance at far end of nest. Little lining. See photo Aug 23 p. 153. Coll. by Adam O'Malley

Nest: In the colony of Consultants at the island. There were many more nests here than the year before also a great many large complete sites. Many of the nests not reached before are getting with plastered and look quite old. Several pictures were taken of the nests Coll. by Alfred Miller Name: Alan Ford Date: August 1945 Location: Red set - only 7th road like Orange Glider Rd Set Mark: 2, J Nest in a small patch of bushy country in the

Index To Notes Index and Catalogues Black Tern Black Skimmer 89,145 Socorro Petrel 168 Black Petrel 23,27,29,30,32,33,36,37,38,40,42,43,44,46,47,48,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132,133,134,135,136,137,138,139,140,141,142,143,144,145,146,147,148,149,150,151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161,162,163,164,165,166,167,168,169,170,171,172,173,174,175,176,177,178,179,180,181,182,183,184,185,186,187,188,189,190,191,192,193,194,195,196,197,198,199,200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208,209,210,211,212,213,214,215,216,217,218,219,220,221,222,223,224,225,226,227,228,229,230,231,232,233,234,235,236,237,238,239,240,241,242,243,244,245,246,247,248,249,250,251,252,253,254,255,256,257,258,259,260,261,262,263,264,265,266,267,268,269,270,271,272,273,274,275,276,277,278,279,280,281,282,283,284,285,286,287,288,289,290,291,292,293,294,295,296,297,298,299,300,301,302,303,304,305,306,307,308,309,310,311,312,313,314,315,316,317,318,319,320,321,322,323,324,325,326,327,328,329,330,331,332,333,334,335,336,337,338,339,340,341,342,343,344,345,346,347,348,349,350,351,352,353,354,355,356,357,358,359,360,361,362,363,364,365,366,367,368,369,370,371,372,373,374,375,376,377,378,379,380,381,382,383,384,385,386,387,388,389,390,391,392,393,394,395,396,397,398,399,400,401,402,403,404,405,406,407,408,409,410,411,412,413,414,415,416,417,418,419,420,421,422,423,424,425,426,427,428,429,430,431,432,433,434,435,436,437,438,439,440,441,442,443,444,445,446,447,448,449,450,451,452,453,454,455,456,457,458,459,460,461,462,463,464,465,466,467,468,469,470,471,472,473,474,475,476,477,478,479,480,481,482,483,484,485,486,487,488,489,490,491,492,493,494,495,496,497,498,499,500,501,502,503,504,505,506,507,508,509,510,511,512,513,514,515,516,517,518,519,520,521,522,523,524,525,526,527,528,529,530,531,532,533,534,535,536,537,538,539,540,541,542,543,544,545,546,547,548,549,550,551,552,553,554,555,556,557,558,559,560,561,562,563,564,565,566,567,568,569,570,571,572,573,574,575,576,577,578,579,580,581,582,583,584,585,586,587,588,589,590,591,592,593,594,595,596,597,598,599,600,601,602,603,604,605,606,607,608,609,610,611,612,613,614,615,616,617,618,619,620,621,622,623,624,625,626,627,628,629,630,631,632,633,634,635,636,637,638,639,640,641,642,643,644,645,646,647,648,649,650,651,652,653,654,655,656,657,658,659,660,661,662,663,664,665,666,667,668,669,670,671,672,673,674,675,676,677,678,679,680,681,682,683,684,685,686,687,688,689,690,691,692,693,694,695,696,697,698,699,700,701,702,703,704,705,706,707,708,709,710,711,712,713,714,715,716,717,718,719,720,721,722,723,724,725,726,727,728,729,730,731,732,733,734,735,736,737,738,739,740,741,742,743,744,745,746,747,748,749,750,751,752,753,754,755,756,757,758,759,760,761,762,763,764,765,766,767,768,769,770,771,772,773,774,775,776,777,778,779,780,781,782,783,784,785,786,787,788,789,790,791,792,793,794,795,796,797,798,799,800,801,802,803,804,805,806,807,808,809,810,811,812,813,814,815,816,817,818,819,820,821,822,823,824,825,826,827,828,829,830,831,832,833,834,835,836,837,838,839,840,841,842,843,844,845,846,847,848,849,850,851,852,853,854,855,856,857,858,859,860,861,862,863,864,865,866,867,868,869,870,871,872,873,874,875,876,877,878,879,880,881,882,883,884,885,886,887,888,889,890,891,892,893,894,895,896,897,898,899,900,901,902,903,904,905,906,907,908,909,910,911,912,913,914,915,916,917,918,919,920,921,922,923,924,925,926,927,928,929,930,931,932,933,934,935,936,937,938,939,940,941,942,943,944,945,946,947,948,949,950,951,952,953,954,955,956,957,958,959,960,961,962,963,964,965,966,967,968,969,970,971,972,973,974,975,976,977,978,979,980,981,982,983,984,985,986,987,988,989,990,991,992,993,994,995,996,997,998,999,1000

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Index To Notes Tinamou 104,116,130,138,141 Mexican Grebe 90,100,117,145,158,157 Western Gull 1,2,169. Heermann's Gull 12 Bonapart Gull 15 Least Tern 28,163 Black Tern 163 Black Skimmer 89,146 Socorro Petrel 16.8 Black Petrel 1,2,3,4,5,6,11,24,27,160,165. Black Vented Shearwater 5,157 Sooty Albatross 23,4,160,165 Boobies 56,11,16,17,24,27,31,160-2 Anhinga 87,99,109,120,134,143, Brown Pelican 9,28,30,31,145,155,160 Farallone Cormorant 169 Mexican Cormorant 17,86,87,103,104,141-3, 144,152,156,159. Frigate Bird 6,11,16,17,24,27,28,29,30, 31,86,87,156,157,158,160,162. Muscovy Duck 124-5,134. Black-bellied Tree Duck 86,88,108,119, 125,134,136,144-5. Roseate Spoonbill 18,103,106,119,120 Wood Ibis 17,89,96,103,109,119. White Ibis 18,145. Tiger Bittern 89,107,125,132,134 Least Bittern 88,89,119. Great Blue Heron 17 Egret 88,103,109,119,125,134,143,144,156 Brown Neck Heron 18 Little Blue Heron 95,109,119,134,156,159-60. Panama Gr. Heron 89,95,98. Black Cr. Night Heron 89,91

"Black G. Night Heron, 87,91 Palmwarmer Os Heron 87,92,93 Little Blue Heron 95,100,114,134,136,140,141 Brown Neck Heron 18 Egret 88, 103,104,110,132,134,140,141,142 Great Blue Heron 15 Hooded Bittern 88,89,116 Tiger Bittern 89,101,132,133,134 White Ibis 78,140 Wood Ibis 17,82,86,103,104,116 Roseate Spoonbill 18,103,106,114,150 Black-bellied Tree Duck 86,88,108,119 Illuscan Duck 154-2, 124 Frigate Bird 6,11,16,17,34,35,58,59,60 American CORMORANT 17,80,87,103,104,141-3 Tachilime Cormorant 164 Brown Pelican 9,33,30,31,142,152,160 Anhinga 81,66,104,150,134,143 Doodies 26,11,16,17,34,87,91,160-2 South Albino 334,160,162 Black Veinted Shearwater 2,127 Black Petrel 152,45,26,11,34,35,60,162 Socorro Petrel 168 Black Skimmer 80,146 Black Tern 162 Least Tern 28163 Roseate Puffin 12 Heermann's Gull 19 Western Gull 15,164 Mexican Gullie de 100,117,142,150,151 Ternation 104,116,130,138,141 Order To Notes

2 Yellow C. Night Heron 98 Boat. bill Heron 99, 139, 144 little Red Rail 145-6 Purple Gallinule 88 89, 98, 97, 119, 125, 146. Northern Phalarope 159, 161, 168 Black Neck Stilt 17, 146 Greater Yellowlegs 146, 151. hesser Yellow legs 146, 151 Western Willet 162 Buffbreasted Sandpiper 146 Western Sandpiper 162 heast Sandpiper 162, 146, Solitary Sandpiper 151 Spotted Sandpiper 109, 113, 146, 156, 162 Piping Plover 162 Trazier Oyster Catcher 24, 164, Mexican Vacana 26, 87, 96, 100, 117, 118, 119, 120, 150-1. 145 Magattan Quail 8 Bob White 38, 41, 53, 62, 64, 67, 68, 82. S. Am. Quail 130 Chachalaca 92, 134 Curragow 137, 138-9. Red-billed Pigeon 44, 46, 47, 54, 55, 61, 62, 85, 91. Boff-bellied Dove 60, 86, 92, 109. Mexican Ground Dove 22, 26. Cant. Am. Ground Dove 44, 44, 51, 50, 56, 61, 79, 80, 84, 85, 102, 126. Inca Dove 8, 26, 23, 44, 48, 126, 161-2. King Vulture, 110, 111, 112, 130, 140 Black Vulture 6, 8, 11, 17, 24, 28, 31, 35 48, 140, 158, 163 Turkey Vulture 24, 49, 140

3 Unknown Kite 130 White fronted Hawk 135 Mycrostor 53,54,56,65,66,70,148 Rubornis 63,77,100,102,108,123,136 Mexican Goshawk 43,48,52,57,62,92, 101,108,132,121 Buserella 106,143 Urubatinga Urubatinga 101,124 Mexican Black Hawk 106,121 Zone-Tail Hawk 110 Harriss Hawk 101,135-6 Laughing Falcon 119-28,134 Caracara 48,57,82,85,89,151,162 Osprey 5,134,145 Taylor Falcon 89,99,101,123,129,136,154 Barn Owl 109 Streaked Horned Owl 62 Spectacled Owl 102 Pygmy Owl 36,63,74,78,82 Guatemala Ivory bill Woodpecker 121,147 128 White-billed Pileated Woodpecker 48 55,58,71,74,80,82,94,99 Cactus Woodpecker 13 Santa Cruz Woodpecker 50,51,77,105. Green Woodpecker 131-2 Macaw 112,128 Marias Amazona 13,15, Amazona 96,96,103,123 Acaholco Parroquete 25 Long Tail Parroquete 58,59,82,103 Orange Cr. Parroquete 139 Green Parroquete 38,45,46,82

Green Paraclete 38,40,46,82 Hand Tail Paraclete 88,89,103 Amaama Paraclete 82 Amara Awa 38,50,103,133 Tlaxcala Amaya 13,107 Green Woodpecker 131-8 Santa Cruz Woodpecker 90,91,107 Cactus Woodpecker 13 White-billed Thrasher of Woodpecker 43 Quail Owl 104 Tawny Owl 82,90,94,101,153,156,158,159,163 Ospree 2,134,145 Cassowary 48,72,82,84,101,183 Roughwing Falcon 112-22,134 Harrier Hawk 101,136-6 Sore-Tail Hawk 110 Mexican Black Hawk 106,151 Nebulara Bipedando 101,151 Guacayote 166,82 101,108,132,151 Mexican Gooseback 42,72,74,98,132,133,135 Ruparia 62,72,101,103,108,123,130 Migrator 32,34,52,65,80,90,118 White Fluted Hawk 132 Mexican Gooseback 130

4 Ani 38,39, 41, 45, 48, 49, 51,53,55,60,68, 75,81,163. Lesser Road Runner 108,113,114-6,[illegible],135, 124 Squirrel Cockoo 58,60, 70, 74, 77,78,81,82,94. Bush Cockoo 67,69, 79,82,122 Striped Cockoo 98,123. Texas Kingfisher 91,110 Ringed Kingfisher 96,98,119,137,147,150 Puff. Bird 123 Black-headed Trogon 101,102,108,124 Elegant Trogan 94,105,113,126,135 Red Trogan 131, 135 Gartered Trogan 59,54, 59,60, 77,100,105, 113,126. Tucan 92,100,105,127-8,139. Mot mot 35,36,40,41,47,53,55,56,62 77,66,78,139. large Mot. mot 55,62,66,73,74,77 Parroque 92,102,108,124,131. Texas Nighthawk 14 Chimney Swift 42 Collared Swift 40,49 42,73,75,76. Xantus Hummingbird 13 Coral bill Humthingbird 49,146 Vevills Humming Bird 62,126 large Hummingbird 65,70, 74. Rose-breasted Becard 47,60,123,-4. Red-bill Plantou Eater 79,116,121,122,126 127,134,137,138 Magaltan Kingbird 9,20 Derby Flycatcher 35,41,160,165 Wicktonsteins Kingbird 41 Sulphur-bolliced Flycatcher 91,113

Sulphur - Bellis's Redbird DI113 Definite Crossback 25, 41, 50, 60 The Yellow Kingbird D.50 Red-billed Plover Center-10111, 102, 103, 105 Rose-breasted Cockatoo 4750, 852, 4. Arde Hummingbird 60, 20, 24, Devils Hummingbird 63, 100 Coral Hill Hummingbird 44, 140 Xantus's Hummingbird 12 Colored Swift No. 44 at 15, 20, 20. Christmas Smith 70 Texas Night Hawk 14 Vernoune 99, 103, 104, 131. Barde Mot.-Mort. 66, 68, 56, 23, 24, 17 Motmot 33, 20, No. Ht, 4, 25, 20, 20, 60, 60, 20, 20. Texas Tomo-Tom 90, 18, 132. Moccasin D.2, 100, 102, 101, 103-104, 103, 136. Dotted Trogan 2052, 2480, 47, 60, 102, Red Trogan 131, 192 Elegant T.-canon 44, 102, 113, 10, 132 Black-headed Train 101, 103, 108, 134 Puff Bird 153 Vireo Wind Fisher 69, 78, 114, 137, 140, 150 Texas Wind Fisher 91, 110 Striped Cuckoo 98, 153 Bush Cuckoo 67, 68, 70, 72, 152 Squirrel Cuckoo 28, 60, 70, 74, 77, 78, 81, 82, 84 134 Lesser Road Hummer 108, 113, 114 - E 125, 130, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 841, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922, 923, 924, 925, 926, 927, 928, 929, 930, 931, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948, 949, 950, 951, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981, 982, 983, 984, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, 1168, 1169, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1181, 1182, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1195, 1196, 1197, 1198, 1199, 1200, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1212, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248, 1249, 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1257, 1258, 1259, 1260, 1261, 1262, 1263, 1264, 1265, 1266, 1267, 1268, 1269, 1270, 1271, 1272, 1273, 1274, 1275, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1329, 1330, 1331, 1332, 1333, 1334, 1335, 1336, 1337, 1338, 1339, 1340, 1341, 1342, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1346, 1347, 1348, 1349, 1350, 1351, 1352, 1353, 1354, 1355, 1356, 1357, 1358, 1359, 1360, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1364, 1365, 1366, 1367, 1368, 1369, 1370, 1371, 1372, 1373, 1374, 1375, 1376, 1377, 1378, 1379, 1380, 1381, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1385, 1386, 1387, 1388, 1389, 1390, 1391, 1392, 1393, 1394, 1395, 1396, 1397, 1398, 1399, 1400, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1410, 1411, 1412, 1413, 1414, 1415, 1416, 1417, 1418, 1419, 1420, 1421, 1422, 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426, 1427, 1428, 1429, 1430, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1434, 1435, 1436, 1437, 1438, 1439, 1440, 1441, 1442, 1443, 1444, 1445, 1446, 1447, 1448, 1449, 1450, 1451, 1452, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457, 1458, 1459, 1460, 1461, 1462, 1463, 1464, 1465, 1466, 1467, 1468, 1469, 1470, 1471, 1472, 1473, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1477, 1478, 1479, 1480, 1481, 1482, 1483, 1484, 1485, 1486, 1487, 1488, 1489, 1490, 1491, 1492, 1493, 1494, 1495, 1496, 1497, 1498, 1499, 1500, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1505, 1506, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518, 1519, 1520, 1521, 1522, 1523, 1524, 1525, 1526, 1527, 1528, 1529, 1530, 1531, 1532, 1533, 1534, 1535, 1536, 1537, 1538, 1539, 1540, 1541, 1542, 1543, 1544, 1545, 1546, 1547, 1548, 1549, 1550, 1551, 1552, 1553, 1554, 1555, 1556, 1557, 1558, 1559, 1560, 1561, 1562, 1563, 1564, 1565, 1566, 1567, 1568, 1569, 1570, 1571, 1572, 1573, 1574, 1575, 1576, 1577, 1578, 1579, 1580, 1581, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1585, 1586, 1587, 1588, 1589, 1590, 1591, 1592, 1593, 1594, 1595, 1596, 1597, 1598, 1599, 1600, 1601, 1602, 1603, 1604, 1605, 1606, 1607, 1608, 1609, 1610, 1611, 1612, 1613, 1614, 1615, 1616, 1617, 1618, 1619, 1620, 1621, 1622, 1623, 1624, 1625, 1626, 1627, 1628, 1629, 1630, 1631, 1632, 1633, 1634, 1635, 1636, 1637, 1638, 1639, 1640, 1641, 1642, 1643, 1644, 1645, 1646, 1647, 1648, 1649, 1650, 1651, 1652, 1653, 1654, 1655, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, 1660, 1661, 1662, 1663, 1664, 1665, 1666, 1667, 1668, 1669, 1670, 1671, 1672, 1673, 1674, 1675, 1676, 1677, 1678, 1679, 1680, 1681, 1682, 1683, 1684, 1685, 1686, 1687, 1688, 1689, 1690, 1691, 1692, 1693, 1694, 1695, 1696, 1697, 1698, 1699, 1700, 1701, 1702, 1703, 1704, 1705, 1706, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1710, 1711, 1712, 1713, 1714, 1715, 1716, 1717, 1718, 1719, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1723, 1724, 1725, 1726, 1727, 1728, 1729, 1730, 1731, 1732, 1733, 1734, 1735, 1736, 1737, 1738, 1739, 1740, 1741, 1742, 1743, 1744, 1745, 1746, 1747, 1748, 1749, 1750, 1751, 1752, 1753, 1754, 1755, 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, 1760, 1761, 1762, 1763, 1764, 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2059, 2060, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2081, 2082, 2083, 2084, 2085, 2086, 2087, 2088, 2089, 2090, 2091, 2092, 2093, 2094, 2095, 2096, 2097, 2098, 2099, 2100, 2101, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2129, 2130, 2131, 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2136, 2137, 2138, 2139, 2140, 2141, 2142, 2143, 2144, 2145, 2146, 2147, 2148, 2149, 2150, 2151, 2152, 2153, 2154, 2155, 2156, 2157, 2158, 2159, 2160, 2161, 2162, 2163, 2164, 2165, 2166, 2167, 2168, 2169, 2170, 2171, 2172, 2173, 2174, 2175, 2176, 2177, 2178, 2179, 2180, 2181, 2182, 2183, 2184, 2185, 2186, 2187, 2188, 2189, 2190, 2191, 2192, 2193, 2194, 2195, 2196, 2197, 2198, 2199, 2200, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216, 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2221, 2222, 2223, 2224, 2225, 2226, 2227, 2228, 2229, 2230, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2235, 2236, 2237, 2238, 2239, 2240, 2241, 2242, 2243, 2244, 2245, 2246, 2247, 2248, 2249, 2250, 2251, 2252, 2253, 2254, 2255, 2256, 2257, 2258, 2259, 2260, 2261, 2262, 2263, 2264, 2265, 2266, 2267, 2268, 2269, 2270, 2271, 2272, 2273, 2274, 2275, 2276, 2277, 2278, 2279, 2280, 2281, 2282, 2283, 2284, 2285, 2286, 2287, 2288, 2289, 2290, 2291, 2292, 2293, 2294, 2295, 2296, 2297, 2298, 2299, 2300, 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306, 2307, 2308, 2309, 2310, 2311, 2312, 2313, 2314, 2315, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2319, 2320, 2321, 2322, 2323, 2324, 2325, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2329, 2330, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2334, 2335, 2336, 2337, 2338, 2339, 2340, 2341, 2342, 2343, 2344, 2345, 2346, 2347, 2348, 2349, 2350, 2351, 2352, 2353, 2354, 2355, 2356, 2357, 2358, 2359, 2360, 2361, 2362, 2363, 2364, 2365, 2366, 2367, 2368, 2369, 2370, 2371, 2372, 2373, 2374, 2375, 2376, 2377, 2378, 2379, 2380, 2381, 2382, 2383, 2384, 2385, 2386, 2387, 2388, 2389, 2390, 2391, 2392, 2393, 2394, 2395, 2396, 2397, 2398, 2399, 2400, 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2405, 2406, 2407, 2408, 2409, 2410, 2411, 2412, 2413, 2414, 2415, 2416, 2417, 2418, 2419, 2420, 2421, 2422, 2423, 2424, 2425, 2426, 2427, 2428, 2429, 2430, 2431, 2432, 2433, 2434, 2435, 2436, 2437, 2438, 2439, 2440, 2441, 2442, 2443, 2444, 2445, 2446, 2447, 2448, 2449, 2450, 2451, 2452, 2453, 2454, 2455, 2456, 2457, 2458, 2459, 2460, 2461, 2462, 2463, 2464, 2465, 2466, 2467, 2468, 2469, 2470, 2471, 2472, 2473, 2474, 2475, 2476, 2477, 2478, 2479, 2480, 2481, 2482, 2483, 2484, 2485, 2486, 2487, 2488, 2489, 2490, 2491, 2492, 2493, 2494, 2495, 2496, 2497, 2498, 2499, 2500, 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2506, 2507, 2508, 2509, 2510, 2511, 2512, 2513, 2514, 2515, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2519, 2520, 2521, 2522, 2523, 2524, 2525, 2526, 2527, 2528, 2529, 2530, 2531, 2532, 2533, 2534, 2535, 2536, 2537, 2538, 2539, 2540, 2541, 2542, 2543, 2544, 2545, 2546, 2547, 2548, 2549, 2550, 2551, 2552, 2553, 2554, 2555, 2556, 2557, 2558, 2559, 2560, 2561, 2562, 2563, 2564, 2565, 2566, 2567, 2568, 2569, 2570, 2571, 2572, 2573, 2574, 2575, 2576, 2577, 2578, 2579, 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2585, 2586, 2587, 2588, 2589, 2590, 2591, 2592, 2593, 2594, 2595, 2596, 25

5 Grey Eyed Flycatcher 112,109 Crested Flycatcher 123,137 Myarchus Mariae large 13 Myarehus Mariae small 13 Myarchus Manzanillo large 19 Myarchus Manzanillo small 19 Myarchus lawrenci 94,112 Boat-bill Flycatcher 135 Veraud Flycatcher 81,90, Atilo styrobygus 106 Short-legged Wood Pewee 80,84,104 Trail Flycatcher 132,136. Beardless Flycatcher 157, 112, 69, 70, 107. Gold Crested Flycatcher 107,112 Tody Flycatcher 107,112 Manakin 92,104,105,112,126,127, Oven Bird 108,123,132-3, 136,153 152, 149. Ant Shrike 5486, 90,91,104, hongbilled Ant Wren 65,83,109,110,122. Woodhewer, small 92, 101 107 large Wood Hewer 92 126 Banded Wood Hewer 92,109. Red Eye Cowbird 45,46,51,57,66,67 Red Wing 88,8998, 146-7 Black Cassique 65,110, 148. large Cassique 19 Lichtensteins Oriole 41,46,47,68,150 Pectoralis Oriole 150 Orchard Oriole 136 148-9 154 Mariae Hooded Oriole 12 Manzanillo Hooded Oriole 19 Colima Boat-tailed Grackle 67,25

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6 28, 161, 167 Boat-Tail Grackle 35, 40, 60, 64, 66, 67, 95. Magpie Jay 40 Manzanilla Vay 21 Mexican Gold Finch 14, 15. English Sparrow 9 Savannah Sparrow 29 White Crowned Sparrow 44, 61, 69. Vigor's Saltator 39, 40, 50, 60, 75, 110 Green Saltator 44, 57, 60, 61, 75 Gimophila 39 Richardson Seed-eater 99, 107 Black Seed-eater 39, 45, 46, 61, 63, 67, 89, 106. Black and White Seed-eater 63, 106, 141 Blue Grosbeak 83 116, 120, 134, 140-1. Cyanocompsa 91 Bunting 10 Tree Swallow 92, 161 Rough wing Swallow 9 Grey breasted Martin 26 Gold Finch Tanager 47, 49, 61, 85, 127 Marias Tanager 12 Gray Tanager 110, 111, 139, 147 Blue Tanager 41, 45, 47, 60, 61, 68 Large Blue Tanager 76 Redeye Vireo 121 148 Yellow Green Vireo 21, 91, 94, 104, 112. Cyclatis 111 Pachysylva 139, 148, Yellow Warbler 98, 107 Marias Warbler 13, 15 De la Tri Warbler 94 Fantail Warbler 111, 112, 116, 128

7 130, 141. Yellowthroat 52, 61, 78, 99 Black and White Wren 93, 122, 131 T Marías Wren 13 Modesto's Wren 52 San Rafael Rock Wren 108, 113, 114, 129 130 Cactus Wren 25 26 Manzanilla Cactus Wren 21 Salvador Cactus Wren 35, 39, 60, 66, 68, 158 Gnatcatcher 94 95 98 Mazatlan Gnatcatcher 9 Robin 38, 41, 43, 44, 57, 58, 60, 73.

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Catalogue of Skins 1. Tinamu 08 2. Mexican Grebe 04, 6, 31, 3. Anhinga 04 4. Mexican Cormorant 08 5. Black-bellied Tree Duck 022 6. Roseate Spoonbill 02 7. Tiger Pittern 09 8. Egret 04 9. [illegible]

Catalogue of Skins 1. Tinamu O δ 2. Mexican Grebe O q δ, δδ, 3. Anhinga O q 4. Mexican Cormorant O δ 5. Black-bellied Teeduck O q q 6. Roseate Spoonbill O q 7. Tiger Bittern O q 8. Egret O q 9. Panama Green Heron

Catalogue of Birds 10. Little Blue Heron O O, [illegible] 11. Boat-bill Heron O ? 12. Purple Gallinule O ? 13. Black-Neck Stilt O q 14. L Least Sandpiper O ? 15 Buff-breasted Sandpiper O q 16 Spotted Sandpiper O ?q? 17 Mexican Vacana O ?,?,?,V,q? 18. Bob White

5 ♂♂ 19. Chachalaca ♀♂ 20. Buff breasted Dove ♀♂ 21 Red-bill Pigeon 5 ♀ ♂ 22 Cent. Am. Ground Dove ♂ 23 Inea Dove 5♀,0?,♂ ♂ 24 King Vulture ♀ 25. Rubornis ♂♂♂♀ 26 Mychrostor 5 ♀ ♂ 27

Harris Hawk 0 ♥ 28 Mexican Goshawk 5 ♡♡♦♦ 0 ♡♥ 29 Falcon "Taylori" 0 ♥ 30 Audubon Caracara 0 ♥ 31 Spectacled Owl 0♥ 32 Pygmy Owl S ♡, ♡, 33 Santa Cruz Woodpecker S ♡♡♡ ♡ D ♥♥ 34. Green Woodpecker O ♥♥♡♡ 35 White-billed Pileated Woodpecker 0 ♥ [illegible]

O q & d 36. Guatamalan Ivory-bill Woodpecker. Oq dd 37. Marias Islands Parrot M.I. 8 38 Amazona Oropaliala OqJ 39. long-tail Parroquete S d qJd Od 40. Orange Crowned Parroquete O d 41 Green Parroquete S o?xq 42 Groove-bill Ani S dd d& Od 43. Lesser Road Runner Od 44. I Brush Cuckoo Sdd

45 Northern Stripped Cuckoo O δ q 46. Squirrel Cuckoo O q δ δ 47. Black-headed Trogan O q δ δ 48 Quartered Trogan 5 δ q δ δ O δ q 49. Elegant Trogan O δ 50. Ringed Kingfisher O q δ 51. Tucan O δ δ, 52. Small Woodhewer O q, δ, ov, δ q

53. Striped Woodhewer 0δ994 54. Banded Woodhewer 0δ 55 Mot-Mot S8?δδδδδδδ 56 Large Mot-Mot S0?δ 57 Parroque 0δ99 58 Coral-bill Hummingbird S99 59. Devils Hummingbird Sδ 0q 60. large Hummingbird Sq 61. Rose-Throated Becard

S ♂♀♀ 62 Red-faced Plantain Eater S ♀? O ♂♂♂♂ 63. Lichtensteins Kingbird S. ♂,♀,♂ O ♀ 64. Verby Flycatcher S ♂ O ♂ 65 Boat-billed Flycatcher S ♂/♂ 66 Jeraud Flycatcher S ♂♂♂ O ♂,♂,♂ 67 Myarchus crinitis O ♀ 68 Myarchus lawrenci O ♂♀♂♀♂ S ♂♂ 69 Shortlegged Woodfrower S ♀,♂,

70 Empidonax Trailli O o? 71. Beardless Flycatcher S ? O ? O? 72 Atila Styro-pygus O ? 73 Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher O ? ? ? ? ? 74 Subligatus O ? ? ? 75 FychoGyetus Grey-eyed Flycatcher O ?J 76 Oncostoma O ? 77 Tody Flycatcher O ?,?,?,

78 long-billed Ant Wren S ? 79 Ant Shrike O q ? 80 Manakin O ? q x ? 81 Oven Bird O ? ? ? ? ? 82 Magpie Jay S. ? ? O ? 83 Red-eyed Cowbird S ? ? ? ? 84 Red-wing Blackbird O ? q 85 Orchard Oriole O q ? ? ? ? 86 hichtenstein Oriole

5 δ, α, α, βρ, δ, α?, Ξ δ 0 δ 87 1 Icterus pectoralis 0 α 88 Black Cassique 5 α 89 Boat-Tailed Grackle S δ Ξ 90 Mexican Goldfinch m.I δ/α 91 Vigors Saltator S δ, α, α, δ, &α 92 Green Saltator S αβ, α α α δ 93 "White Crowned Sparrow" S α, δ, &α, δ, 94 Cyano eomψsa O α

95 Large Amophila S ♂♀ 96 Chiapas Blue Grosbeak S ♀♂,♂♂, 97 Black Seedeater S ♂♀♀♂♂ 98 Black and White Seedcater S♂ ♀♀♂ 99 Richardson Seedcater O♀♀ 100. Gray Tanager O♀♀ 101 Marias Island Tanager M.I. ♂ 102 Blue Tanager S ♂♀ 103 Large Blue Tanager S ♂♀♀

104. Goldfinch Tanager ♂ ♂ ♂ ♀ ♀ ♀ 105 Tree Swallow ♂ ♂ ♀ 106 Yellow Green Vires ⚪ ♂ ♂/♂, ♂, 107 Red-eyed Vires ♂ ♂ ♀ 108 Cyclaris flaviventris ⚪ ♂ 109 Marias Island Warbler M.I. ⚪? ⚪? 110 Tepatri Warbler ⚪ ⚪?♀? 111 Yellow Warbler ♂ ♀ 112

Euthlypus lacrimosis O δ♀♀♂, ♀ 113 "Yellow-Throat" Sδδ♀ 114 Cactus Wren Sδ♀♀♂ 116 San Miguel Hoek Wren O♀ 116 Marias Island Wren M.I. δ 117 "TModestes" Wren S ♀♂ O ♀, ♂, 118 Black and White Wren Oδ♀♀♂, ♀♂ 119 Q mateatcher ♀δδ 120 Salvador Robin S δ,♂,♀,♂, ♀

Egg Catalogue 1. 5 Mexican Grebe: 29; 30; 4/3; 63: 4 44; 4 56; 4 60 4 nest material. 8 Sets $29.5 2. 121 Mexican Cormorant: 63: 4 64; 9 65; 9 66; 4 67; 4 68; 4 69; 4 20; 4 52; 4 53; 3 54; 3 55; 4 12 Sets 39.6 3. Central American Green Heron; 27 2 1 Set 4. 213 Purple Gallinule: 28 6 1 Set $5.40 5. 288 Mexican Starena; 26; 20; 4 31; 32; 4 33; 4 34; 3 39; 3 40; 3 41; 4 45; 4 46; 4 47; 3 48; 3 47; 4 61; 3 59; 4 nest material 16 Sets $50.0 6. 313 Red-billed Pigeon; 17. 7 65 1 Set

Euthyptys, lactimosa 0 8 9 8 0 1, q 113. Yellow Throat 5 8 8 q 114 Cactus Wren 5 8 9 q 8 1 116 San Miguel Rock Wren O q 116 Marias Island Wren M.I. 8 117 "Modestus" Wren 3 9 8d 0 9 8d. 118 Black and White Wren O 8 9 8 d, q q 119 Grayteather 2 8 8 120 Salvador Robin 5 8 M, N, d, q

X Egg Catalogue 1. 5 Mexican Grebe: 29/4; 37/3; 38/4; 41/3; 43/4; 44/4; 56/4; 60/4 nest material 3.8 8 Sets $28.5 2. 121 Mexican Cormorant; 63/4; 64/4; 65/3; 66/4; 67/4; 68/4; 69/3; 51/4; 52/4; 53/3; 54/3; 55/4 12 Sets 39.6 3 Central American Green Heron; 27/2 1 Set 4. 218 Purple Gallinule; 28. 6 1 Set 5.40 5. 288 Mexican Jacana; 26; 30/4; 31/4; 32/4; 33/4; 34/3; 39/4; 40/4; 42/4; 45/4; 46/4; 47/3; 48/3; 57/4; 61/3 59/4 nest material 37.5 16 Sets 450.0 6. 313 Red-billed Pigeon; 17/. .65 1 Set

Edd Cataloque 1. 2 Mexican Purple; 3/4; 5/8; 2/3; 8, E. lantamr Test; 8 sets 2.8 set 2. 151 Mexican Coralwood; 3/4; 2/3; 1/2; 3/4; 3/8; 21: 22/4; 22/3; 22/4; 12/4; 15 set 2.9 3. Cortory American Green Horn; 7/2 1 set 4. 518 Purple Gallinule; 3/8. 1 set 2.40 5. 388 Mexican Glacera; 5/6; 3/4; 16/4; 15/4; 15/3; 15/4; 14/4; 14/3; 12: 12/4; 12/3; 12/4; 10/3; 10/4; 9.76 16 sets 2,200 6. 513 Red-Pilled Pigeon; 1/2; 2/2. 1 set

XX Egg Catalogue 7 Buff-bellied Dove ; 25/2 1 Set 8 Central American Ground Dove ; 24/2 ; 35/2 ; 58/2 3 Sets 9 321 Inca Dove ; 21 .IN 2 .75 1 Set 1.50 10 lesser Road Runner ; 36/2 ; 49/2 2 N. 2 Sets 11 384 Groove-billed Ani ; (10/7) ; (11/6) ; 12/13 ; 14/9 ; (23/11) : 2 N. 2.50 5 Sets 57.50 12 Oven Bird ; 70/2 1 Set 13 Colima Boat-Tailed Grackle; (1/3) 2/3 ; 3/3 ; (4/4); 5/4 ; 6/4 ; 7/3 ,8/3 ,9/3 : 3N 9 Sets

9 Sets 1/3 ; 2/3 ; 4/4 ; 2/6 : 7/8 ; 8/3 : N Colima Boat-Tailed Grackle; (1) 1 Set 10 ; Oven Bird ; 7/5 2 Sets 11 ; 13 ; 12 ; 11 ; 14 ; 13 ; 11 ; D : N. 384 Probe-billed Ani ; 10/1 : 2 Sets N 10 Kessler Road Runner ; 36/3 ; H/D : 1 Set 1.20 1.20 351 Inga Dove ; 151 IN 3 Sets 14/3 ; 32/8 ; 32/2 : 28/2 : Central American Ground Dove; 1 Set Buff-bellied Dove ; 32/3 : Epp Catalogue

XXX. Egg Catalogue 14 Green Saltator ; 15/2 : 1N 1 Set 15 "White Crowned" Sparrow ; 22/3 : 1N 1 Set 16 Chiapas Blue Grosbeak ; 50/3 : 1N 1 Set 17 Richardson Seedeater ; 62/2 : 1N 1 Set 18 Black Seedeater ; 18/3 ; 20/3: 2N 2 Sets 19 Blue Tanager ; 19/2 : 1N. 1 Set 20 "Yellow-Throat" ; 13/3 ; 16/3 : 2N 2 Sets

XXX 2 sets Yellow-Throat; 1/3; 16/3; IN 1 set Blue Tanager; 1/2; IN. 2 sets 2 N Black Seed-eater; 18; 20/3; 1 set Richardson's seed-eater; 62; 2/5 IN 1 set Chia-fus Blue Grosbeak; 50; 3/2 IN 1 set White Crowned Sparrow; 52; 3/2 IN 1 set Green Saltator; 1/2; IN 1N Fdd Catalogue

Totals Notes 170 pages Skins Skins 320 (loss) Final Species 120 Eggs, Nests Sets - 70 (A.O.U. 44) Species - 20 (A.O.U. 7) Eggs - 259 (A.O.U. 191) Nests - 26 (A.O.U. 12) A.O.U. Trade Value-$627.70 Cost of Trip, roughly $390.00

Cost of Trip: roughly $30.00 0.0.0. Trade value - $27.50 Nests - 26 (0.0.18) Edds - 224 (0.0.191) Species - 20 (0.0.7) Sets - 10 (0.0.44) Edges, Nests Species 120 Final Skims (loss) 350 Skims 170 pages Notes Totals