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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