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Nerdrickson
1950
Journal
22
Oct. 29 5 km. N. Villavicencio, 1400 ft., Huila, Colombia, 5. A goatsucker (# 1478) in a tree near camp.
This, Paulino says is the "curmanui"
(we had assumed it to be an
owl). We are not convinced.
The skeleton and sample feathers
are preserved. Went jacklighting
with Panico and Paulino; we walked
down the road to Quebrada Lajas,
followed the Quebrada to the R.R.
tracks, and came home via the
tracks. Saw about 2 goatsuckers
(Rectidromus)
(small) and about 10 rabbits.
Heard calls of anteaters frequently
(see Tamandua species account)
Oct. 30 Walked to high place W. of camp, looking
Colinus
for quail. Found two in same place
viatorius
A found covery on Oct. 24; took one
(the third ? from this place). The other
bird called intermittently, but I was
unable to collect it. The so-called
"ovalis-like plant", which may be
Adigera bicapularis, has leaflets:
fff - there is no unpaired terminal
leaflet. A low (3"-4") yellow-flowered
leguminous plant was abundant.
Several floches of C. subacrostes were