Field notes, v1404
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m Koford 1952 Tinamotis pentlandi March 24 Huayllarco, 13:300, I walked along base of ridges looking for tracks. Found tracks of 3 which had roosted about 1 ft. apart on the lower part of a rocky slope at the base of the steepest part, then walked down onto flat, then back uphill - about 200 yd. in all before I flushed them (7:30 am). Near where they flushed was track of single bird. It had roosted in a similar position on opposite side of ridge (east side), then crossed rocky ridge, then down onto flat. I followed it for perhaps 1/2 mile onto another ridge to the west. Near top of this it joined 2 others which had probably roosted near this point as there were no tracks ging far away, but right here snow so melted that I couldn't see exactly where they had roosted. These 3 then stayed together and seemed to feed. Finally I saw them, already alarmed and giving a puk-puk walking rapidly over ridge. I followed and flushed them just over top. Coming up the hill on this side were tracks of another lone bird. They came to top,