El Salvador field notes, v4515
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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