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Gilmore
1926.
San Felipe S.L. Lower Calif. Mexico.
March 25, 1926.
slipped & partially severed the neck.
Silently it is a nocturnal lizard
which investigated [to its] rear) the
disturbance at its front door.
Went hunting with Mr. Lamb and
had pretty good luck though the
birds were few and far between.
we ran into a flock of Brewer's
Sparrows & got two. The rest
of about three hours was spent
in beating the scrubby brush
for a close shot for Jack Rabbits.
While doing this we obtained the
rest of our birds. I killed a
Woodpecker while it was sitting
on a low scrubby bush, at least
a half mile away from any
good sized tree. Turning to the beach
we I shot a Ring Billed Gull as
it was flying past. Lamb then
stripped and swam out in the
water. While he was in the
water he attracted some Elegant
Terns & I quickly killed three
in almost as many shots. They
were evidently attracted by the
sight of Lambs flailing kicking