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R.B.Hamilton
1967
Journal
En Route to San Felipe, Dept of Cajamarca, Peru
About 1330 we saw a finch perched
16 km N, 25 km E of Olmos, Dept. Lambayeque,
Peru, elevation 4300 ft.
August 17 along road at top of bush. Area was mostly cov-
ered with low brush. We collected it, and it was
a Golden-billed Saltator (Saltator aurantiros-
tris). This bird was collected at about 5000 ft.
elevation. We then continued. At about 14:00
we stopped just below Porculla Pass. Here there
was a dense stand of riparian vegetation along a
small creek and a patch of forest just below the
mountain. Carl collected a Slate-throated
Redstart (Myioborus miniatus) and a Maroon-cheste
Ground-Dove (Claravis mondetoura). He collected
these in the riparian vegetation. He also saw a
Chlorophonia sp. and a yellow-bellied flycatcher.
In the nearby brush Carl shot a large bluish
thrush. It was wounded but managed to glide from
a cliff and escape. Here in a rocky, brushy at
area Ray, with our help, caught 5 Tropodouris sp.
which was different from any caught previously
and had beautiful purplish markings on t'e under-
side. About 15:00 we arrived at Porculla Pass
(ele. 6500 ft.). The area was mostly grassland
with some brush in stream bottoms. We would like
to have camped here but could find no suitable
place. The area was used extensively for grazing.
We headed down the mountain where the countrysid
was mostly barren with scattered cactus appearing