El Salvador field notes, v4515
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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