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Greene, H.
1980
30 November and a pretty dark gray w/ lemon yellow
(continued) belly, sawed Phylloctylos under it.
Saw no other kerys. Several fins saw
a small dark bird w/ a scarlet belly
that I later learned is called "putilla"
(little whore) because of the colors. Also
"Savannah Hawk"
a large, orange mottled hawk in a
tree beside a rice field N. of Sullana.
Numerous egrets there too. Arrived in
Talara, went straight to Nogitos to
talk w/ Frank and Jeanne Jowry and
John and Naida Borling, who teach
8 grades of the American school here
(run by Belco Petroleum Co.), John
hunts a lot and has the skin of
a large Callopietes he shot somewhere
in the foothills (E. Piura Prov.). Says
he's seen a few others, including a
big one crossing the road 1/2 up the
hill going out of Talara to Nogitos.
This is an aridian sand dune area w/
a few low, broad shrubs. John went
with us to get a room in Talara
(Hotel Huaros, ~$10/night for 2) and
then took us to see Julius Boos -
of all things, a friend of George
Gorman's (UCLA) known to me