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Vandrickson
1950
Pussycat Thous
Oct. 27 5km. N Villavieja, 1400ft., Huila, Colombia, S.A.
At about 9:00 P.M. an animal gave a call near camp (50-100ft.?).
I refer the call to this animal because I collected a specimen about 30 min. later and became the call immediately brought to mind Bill Clarkie's (M.V.I.Z.) description and imitation of the animal's call in Honduras (?). The noise sounds roughly like the cry of a new-born infant.
My best attempt to syllabify and diagram it from memory is:
'' - - - - - ''
rub-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
I was unable to pick up the animal's eye-shine at that time, and walked down to the quebrada to hunt further. Returning to camp about 30 min. later, I shot an adult male (+145"?). I had heard the above call several times from two different directions in the meantime.
Local name is "zoró" ("soró"?).
Oct.28 shot a young male in the quebrada directly S of camp. Paulino and Berico, out jacklighting, were coming up the quebrada, and apparently the animal