Field notes, July - Dec, Species Accounts: Cepphus to Calcarius, v1542
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Underside of tail white with dark corners, some dark at base of tail where it meets white detail coverts Legs dark Behavior very tame - Feeding actively in lower levels of cypress trees Voice silent Habitat Monkey cypress grove How identification was decided - elimination of similar species I can't think of anything to eliminate it from Prior experience with this species: I've only seen one ever, a ♀ in Adams Co, Colorado 9-16-72 This description written from — notes made during observation — notes made after observation X memory Others seeing the bird (addresses of two): Dick Erickson, Russell Greenberg, Bill Principe, Bonnie Bowen, Sadie Brown Signed Van Remsen Date 10-27-73