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Paroaria, Apr. 5, 1962, II.

have forgotten to add on the nigro-genis???), and that the other bird was a Black-cheeked Cardinal, Paroaria gularis nigra.

In any case, I shall just call the orange-headed bird "O", and the red-headed bird "Red".

The cage bears a notice "received 1945". Which may indicate that one of the birds is fairly old????

When I first approach the cage of the 2 birds this morning, they both fly away and hang on wire far side of cage. Seems relatively shy. One or both utter(s) a few single CN's or SHN's "Āūb" notes. Thinner and weaker than ACN's Sangres, but otherwise similar. (These notes might, conceivably, be the same thing as the "chink"s of the Black-faced Cardinals heard in Trinidad.)

Also soft musical phrases. Can't tell which bird(s) is uttering them Possiby as "greeting" when one bird lands beside the other. Definitely variable. At least once a phrase might be transcribed as "Tsee tsee wheeee". Sometimes more note(s), but never long.

Apparently no CR with any of these notes or phrases.

5:40 a.m. Again approach birds. They fly away and hang on far side cage. One bird (probably Red) utters long "greeting". Obviously "song". Apparently not stereotyped in form. Largely composed of "tsee-weeeeeeeeee" and/or "tsee-weeeeeoooo" doublets (Is this similar to "songs" of some species of Atlapetes???).

Accompanied by extreme, obviously ritualized, Bowing! Probably somewhat atypical in form, as bird is still hanging on side cage. With CR. CR largely or completely confined to nape - giving the head a very distinctive shape

6:15 a.m. Now watching birds from further away (approximately

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