KALACOOX WILD LIFE 



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July 10th — Fresh brood of red-spotted liclieonias sleeping; close toffether. 

 Tinamus major has almost completed wing molt. 



.July 11th — Third yoiin<r martin from the box nest Hies for the first time. 



July J2th — New broods of sinall l)iitt(rilies in the forest; small wliite 

 helieonias and small whites. A nestling of pygmy wedge- 

 billed woodhewer leaves nest. A nestling of cayenne 

 wood rail caught. 



July 13th — White-necked crake chick ready to liateli. 



.July 1 tth — Hundreds of lizards about one third grown a})|)ear suddenly. 



July L5tli — ]ial)v howler seen, only a few days old. Summer is surely 

 here, butterflies increasing daily in sjiecies and numbers. 



Jul\' t(3th()range-))lant j)apilios out. A single nestling of Leotand 

 dusky flycateher just flown. 



July 17th — Nest and two eggs of coereba ; eggs ])urplish black; in 

 mucka-mueka near water .-icross Mazaruni. Last night 

 many curious miero-le])idoptera came to light in Kala- 

 coon, one with enormously elongated hind-legs. 



July 1 8th — New brood of banded blue morphos. Moriche oriole nest- 

 ing again in ])nlm. 



flwto by I', a. H. 



FIG. 94. MOLE CRICKET AND YOUNG 



