Field notes, v1351
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Nordbriksen 1950 Leptodactylus "minuta" Oct. 19 5 km. N. Villavieja, 1400 ft., Huila, Colombia, S. A. Several individuals taken from pools of water in the banana patch S of camp. The chorus here is a strong one, but individuals proved rather difficult to locate. The call is a pleasant, regularly-repeated, forceful whistle. My most satisfactory imitation is produced by a low labial whistle brought rapidly to a high pitch by a forceful anterior movement of the tongue (until it closes the lips opening & ends the call). Diagrammatically the sound is: )...... )..... ). Syllabified, it sounds to me like: "whit" or "what" (the "u" either as in "put" or the German "gut") Oct. 21 The same strong chorus from the banana patch; others, more scattered, noted in the small gully passing camp, and one taken (after triangulation on the call) from beside pool of water, near a culvert under R.R. track almost opposite camp. Now, [se] see species account of "L. lineata" for this date.