Field notes, v1345
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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