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B. Hamilton
1967
Found
Found
July 7
Juncus de Luchy, 1300', 22km N, 11km W of Chucuy, Dept. Lima, Peru
in an English Sparrow Passer domesticus - 2x 1 Rufous-collared-Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis. We thanked them and told them that we had
more than we could do already and not to bring in any more. When
bird returned our thanks for clean air and immediately began packing.
[ I forget to write a small earthquake around 1030]. We
then packed ready to go at 1300. Amazingly enough the sun was out
and the sky was clear overhead ( this was first time sun had been visible)
however it was foggy in distance of river and we could not see it -
Dm route
Juncus de Luchy, Juncus de Luchy to kilometer 213 N of Lima on Pan American Highway.
We had a Pan-American highway. The surrounding country
is mostly very dry desert with little or no vegetation. There was bird
that we see in such areas as seen Boscette like bird coming,
on ground occasionally or over corn crop later, Black Vulture,
Turkey Vulture and Caracaras soon. When we went through
the city it is much greener because they are built along
river ( pretty dry at this time of year) and open the river H20
for irrigation. Then saw large-tailed Mockingbird, Vermillion
Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Bristle-tails Thrasher, English
Sparrow as Red Owl. The last English Sparrow we
saw at about km 200 from Lima. One untypical day
passed, I don't know what for but Ray thought due to this
in his notes. Then our owner (looking) about 100 storms bird introduced
Barnswallow hundreds Larus modestus and several Larus dominicanus.
Pelecanus occidentalis, Sulz vixrigulos, and Phalacrocorax bougassilifer
were seen flying over H2O. This level consists mostly of large
round pebbles ( looking small stone in better words) 1-2" in diameter.
Many piles of rocks were present. We took larger fly object for light as