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R.B. Hamilton
1967
Journal
8 km WSW of Bagua, Dept. of Amazonas, Peru,
elevation 1500 ft.
August 22 here, but, fortunately, we had no trouble. I
went hunting early in the day and managed to col-
lect a Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus). I saw
a flock of about 200 swifts flying high overhead
but was unable to identify them. Ray and I set
a net up in the woods and looked for herps. We
collected several small snake-like lizards which
had only two legs and we thought they probably
belonged to the genus Bachia. We got these
under some rocks in leaf litter. Ray had found
one yesterday. We also caught a rather
strikingly-marked Phyllodactylous sp., and one
lizard type not previously encountered. The net
was placed in deep woods among small trees and
close to the ground. However, I did not expect
much success since there were no obvious feeding
sites nearby. During the day I caught a Scarlet-
backed Woodpecker (Veniliornis callonotus), a
Streaked Xenops (Xenope rutilans), and an
Olivaceous Woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus
in my net. I gave Carl the xenops to put up and
I put up the rest. About noon I heard a strange
noise in the trees and collected what I thought
was a rare bird. It turned out to be a White-
crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps). At night
Carl and I again went hunting owls. Their calls