R.B. Hamilton 1967 Journey Jun 26 Panama City, Panama and Barr Galvez Island Canal Zone. Brag-breasted Martin, Progne chalybeus, a large black or gray, an misellaneous small bird. When I returned to the city, I did some shopping as well as out to eat. I did shrimp cake which was different from back home but very delicious. Jun 27 La Punta Panama City, Panama to Jose Perez Weather was cloudy when we left for airport at 0500. We had little difficulty at airport even though Dr. McCollum's bag was quite a lot overweight. We left for Quito Ecuador at about 0730 on a Boeing 707 from Brauniff airline. A Tropical Kingbird, Tyrannus melanelibris was found flycatching from around airport at Panama City. About 0815 we landed at Quito Ecuador. The weather was clear most of the way as vegetation consisted of umbrella ferns, very widely scattered on the mountains which were irregularly seen partly under my vision. As we approached Quito more and more area was cleared for farming till in the neighborhood of Quito only occasional patches of trees could be seen and erosion was rampant. (McCollum) took a picture of this erosion. We landed at airport at Quito and outside town looked very nice with no slums, at an altitude of 9020' elevation. One small grapefruit bird was observed. At 0945 we departed for Guaraguel Ecuador. It was cloudy most of way and no sun nothing. It cleared at Guaraguel as we came in for landing over rivers, I saw Black Vulture flying Coragyps atratus, flying near airport. I saw about 10 small white egrets in wet field adjacent to airport. Then was cattle in the airport and a few more grey Earth Egrets, Bubulcus ibis. We met Roy Hickey, th