R.B. Hamilton 1967 journal 5 km N, 5 km E of Pomacochus, Dept. of Amazonas, Peru, elevation 6000 ft. August 28 loose bark, turning over logs, looking in bromeliads, and all other places we thought we might find specimens. We did see one small Hyla- looking frogs which was brightly colored but it escaped. We came across several mixed flocks of tanagers, woodcreepers, and woodpeckers. We col- lected some. We got a Blue-winged Mountain- Tanager (Anisognathus flavinucha), a Saffron- crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala), aGolden- olive Woodpecker (Piculus rubiginosus), and an unidentified dendrocolaptid. To show the diffi- culties in collecting in this type of habitat, I shot and killed a different species of tanager high in a fig tree, but when it dropped it fell and stuck in a bromeliad about 10 feet from the top of the tree. After I got back Fred went hunting and collected a Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingi) and a Spot-crowned Wood- creeper (Lepidocolaptes affinis). We were busy most of the day putting up specimens. It gen- erally gets cloudy in the afternoon and frequent- ly there is a sprinkle in this location. The ground was quite wet when we arrived, so hard rains must not be uncommon at this time of year. I went to bed fairly early tonight since I was planning to get up in the morning early and try