Field notes, v1345
Page 255
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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