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"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