El Salvador field notes, v4515
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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.