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[[underline]] Cyanerpes, [[/underline]] May 15, 1963, VII. 112

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4:55. ♂ approaches ♀ again. His approach takes usual form. Flitting about in St with extreme BF, TU. Lots of R. No Buzzes or Q. ♀ responds by assuming St. Bill vertical but with [[underline]] extreme BL. [[/underline]] Also extreme Q. Horizontal. ♂ tries to mount ♀ immediately jabs at him. He flies away. Both birds stop display.

It is beginning to look as if ♀'s of this species will not allow ♂'s to mount if they perform St beforehand. 

St & Q is probably produced by exactly the same [[underline]] type [[/underline]] of motivation as Q alone. Just higher intensity

Two more cop. attempts. Just like the one described immediately above. Except that during the last attempt the ♀ turned toward the ♂, with her head low, and did SR. Her Q continued during the SR. ♂ flew away and both birds relaxed (Also during this last attempt one or both birds may have uttered 1 or 2 Buzzes, briefly, after a long period of R, just before the ♂ tried to mount.)

This ♂ seems to be both very aggressive and very strongly motivated sexually. As far as I can tell, the ♀ doesn't have any sexual motivation at all.

Again ♀ repells ♂ by performing SR, in H or semi-H, after he has approached her with St, BF, & R. 5:08 pm.

Then ♂ hops near ♀, in St with extreme BF. [[underline]] And [[/underline]] with both Buzzes & Bowing! (Both may be an indication of relatively strong motivational conflict.) ♀ doesn't respond. ♂ stops. 

♂ hops around ♀ again. In St, with BF & TU. Uttering both R & Buzzes. No Bowing. ♀ turns to him, does SR, in H. ♂ stops displaying and retreats 5:15.
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