Field notes, v1345
Page 275
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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