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Transcription
R.B. Hamilton
1967
Journal
Rio Chamaya, 35 km SE of San Felipe, Dept. of
Cajamarca, Peru, elevation 2500 ft.
August 20
a Pale-legged Hornero (Furnarius leucopus).
Carl set out traps along the fence rows. After
supper Ray, Fred and I went hunting for amphib-
iens and reptiles. We collected several large
toads but soon the mosquitos got too much for us
and we returned to camp. I slept at a fork
between the streams in order to check the net.
I caught one bat while we were eating supper.
The mosquitos were rather annoying and I did not
sleep very well. Unfortunately, I did not catch
any bats. Several hit the net but none stayed
in.
August 21
I arose at 06:00. Carl checked his traps and
found he had caught many small rhodents. He
only put up a couple of Oryzomys sp. however.
After breakfast I went hunting. I first went
through a pasture where I saw many seed-eaters
and shot a Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus
mesomelas) but I was unable to find it in the
thick vegetation. I tried to limit my hunting
to species not in our collection and passed up
opportunity of collecting many common birds. I
went through a grove of large tropical trees (I
do not know what kind. There were many birds
around but they were mostly at the tops of trees
and I was unable to get a shot at them or