E. Kleske 1980 Journal Playa Escondida, Sierra Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico 3 March cont. heard in the rain-forested hills NW of our hotel. They sound more like lions than monkeys - more a roar (very hoarse) than a "howl!" We followed the road W of the hotel for ~1km. Habitat was mostly "edge" of pasture and tropical rain forest. Sunny, clear, humid, ~18°(by 0700. In parts of the fields where no cattle grazed, sensitive plants (mimosa) were common, along with many flowering plants. Sue went back to join the others at 0800, but luckily David + I stayed behind and encountered a mixed flock of small birds near the cattle gate at ~0815. We joined the others for breakfast at 0830. Birds seen were: Goat-tailed grackle, American kestrel, Sharp-shinned hawk, Cattle egret, Hooded warbler, melodious blackbird, Band-backed wren, Golden-fronted woodpecker, Greater kiskadee flycatcher, Social flycatcher, Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Masked Tityra, Keel-billed toucan, Collared aracari, Inca dove, Common yellow throat, Roadside hawk, Yellow-faced grassquit, Indigo bunting, Baltimore (wather) oriole, Parrot sp. (Amazonia - always seen in flight only) white-collared swift, Magnolia warbler, Brown jay, Montezuma oropendula, Magnificent frigatebird, Groove-billed ani, Wied's flycatcher. Σ = 30 spp.