Field notes, v1345
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R.B. Hamilton 1967 Journal Monte Grande, 14 km N, 25 km E. of Talara, Dept. Piura, Peru August 4 and I went night hunting. We saw several caprimulgids but only got a shot at one, since we had several misfires. Carl did manage to kill a caprimulgid. We saw a skunk prowling in the bushes again. August 5 After breakfast I went hunting in the corral with the idea of shooting any species which had not yet been collected at this site.. I managed to shoot an ant bird, a mockingbird, an Amazilia hummer, a greenish woodpecker, and a squirrel which was being barked at by a shephard's dog. I heard several plant cutters which were chasing each other in trees and which seemed to be quite agres- sive, but I was unable to shoot any. Several ant birds were heard. Their voices resembled that of a crow but were very soft and could not be heard very far away. The hunting was good, but we were planning to leave early so I returned to camp. Before leaving Ray shot a Geositta sp. on the bared ground of the river bottom. We left about noon and went back to Talara. We visited the Connelleys, cleaned up a bit, and then departed. We camped along the road north in dry and vegetated area and did not set traps. En route to Mancora, Dept. of Tiara, Peru August 6 We arouse about 07:00, ate breakfast, and I walked around looking for animal signs but saw only an occasional fox track. Then we drove north along the coast. On the way we saw a Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii), Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), Olivaceous Cormorants