R.B Hamilton 1967 Journal In Route to Puerz, Dept Puerz, Peru July 27 Ray collected a small short tailed parrot which he feels is probably in the genus Forpus. Ort collected an owl bird probably in genus Furnarius. I collected a hummingbird, Amazilia amazilia I believe. I did shot another hummer that fell but I could not find it although the ground was very clear. We saw many other birds here includes long tailed mockingbird Mimus longicordatus, Andean Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis, Tody Flycatchers, other Flycatchers, and others. From here for the rest of the way away to Puerz is interspersed with farms. When we got to Puerz River I saw a large flock of birds flying in circle over what to N of river. I got out of car and saw that they were stilti Himantopus himantopus. I started in that direction with the idea of shooting them. However then were people all over so I decided it would be best not to shoot with so many people around. This is the first day of a 3 day Peruvian Independence celebration so there will probably be push cars all over the place. At the river I also saw Common Gallinule, Gallinula chloropus, Common Egret, Cosmerodius albus and Snowy Egret, Egretta thula. Obscure Cormorant, Phalacrocorax olivaceous were also present. A little further along we then stopped by the police and they questioned us about our license plate again. This is beginning to become an annoyance. All the way into Puerz we saw many long tailed mockingbird, Mimus longicordatus and Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus. At in Puerz we did some shopping and ate on then left town and headed N with the intention of exploring in the neighborhood of Talara.