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[[underlined]]Cyanerpes[[underlined]], May 14, 1963, II.    102
em well. ♂ apparently hanging upside down, performing extreme BU-type Q. Can't see if he is in St or not. One of the birds uttering long soft, [[underlined]]fluctuating[[/underlined]], warble of Bzz's!!!! More or less like song of isolated individuals! But the ♂ is apparently only an inch or so from ♀ while this song is uttered. Then birds separate and fly apart. There was apparently no mounting attempt during this encounter.

6:35 a.m. ♂ repeatedly approaches ♀. Sidling along branch in St Posture. Uttering soft but otherwise regular Buzzes as he does so. [[underlined]]Not[[/underlined]]  fluctuating or warbling. ♀ usually just retreats. Once she flew at him and supplanted him. She uttered one [[underlined]]loud[[/underlined]] Buzz, with real twang as she did so. He flew away without display.
6:40 ♂ down feeding. Then flies straight to ♀. Lands an inch or so from her. Hanging upside down from top cage. Performs extreme BU-type Q in this position. At same time utters accelerated series soft Buzzes. Not fluctuating or warbling [[set of 5 symbols]].... ♀ just flies away. ♂ relaxes.

♂ lands near ♀. In FSt. No Q. Utters a few soft Buzzes. ♀ flies away. ♂ relaxes. ♀ goes down to feed. ♂ remains perched above. Utters a few [[underlined]]PN's[[/underlined]]. No special posture or movements. The ♂ flies about. Utters occasional soft single CN. Then ♀ flies up. Lands on branch some distance from ♂. ♂ flies to her, repeatedly follows and supplants her. Goes into FSt facing ♀ each time he lands during the process. Each FSt accompanied by Buzzes 6:46.
Then both birds relax again. ♂ BW's and preens. Then suddenly rockets into flight, whirring around cage. Lands on perch. Utters loud R in St. Then comes out of St, stops R, begins to utter loud PN's. At first very rapid. Almost no pauses between notes. Then gradually slo