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R.B. Hamilton
1967
Journal
20 jul
Rustogan, 69 Kms, 19 Km w Schurz, Dept. Rivera, Peru. Elev. 100' (Est.)
put up my man whi Col talks to yo(he'd in Spanish). Just after I starts an immature Pelica, Peleranus occidentalis flies in and lands about 40yds away. That was interesting enough out in the middle of the desert (I had with over 5 Km. away or so) but this pili can then begin to waddle towards me. I told myself this couldn't continue but it did. It rolled to within about 10' of me. We then thought that it was after some cassowar some times it came. At it first ignores them but soon was eating with abandon. I tried very try to take an out of the land but the rain wasn't very good. A close had some difficulty swallowing the cassowars and had to manipulate them to trip of full several times. This Pelican now two turns, after shining my name # 47 I had to put its skin on my knee and I was looking for a table to set up his leg. I suddenly felt a jolt on my leg and this I was bit by the pili can. I couldn't imagine what he wanted but soon noticed that my mains skin was gone. The four species # 47 will to shell of with meconimate. This pelican was so tame that he didn't fly even after the good had grabbed him up by perineum at last and ran by perineum a tail, he did his g middle away a few ft. lower. After a while he became a sitting pose. I took 3 photographs of this bird and I cataloged them in my plate catalogue whi's a joint Jutes - about 14:15 the last-boss as birds arrives we no put our things in our left for Berger leaving Pelican as good friends behind. The last boss is a great article for this big plane. It uses the soft mud and places the 4 wheel down which, I don't get the impression that it could probably win or the correct chances he has been.