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[[underline]] modestus [[/underline]], Dec. 1, 1955, III.

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There is thus both a "normal" Ch pattern, and a Ch + Squat. 

One rather unexpected aspect of the sexual behavior of this species is the way in which the [[image - male symbol]]'s seem to be much "hotter" than the [[image - female symbol]]'s on the average. Time and again I have seen [[image - male symbol]]'s circling [[image - female symbol]]'s; the [[image - male symbol]]'s in H with almost constant T'ing, the [[image - female symbol]]'s usually in V, with occasional T's, many HF's and SS's and little retreats. Such [[image - female symbol]]'s usually start to run away when [[image - male symbol]] tries to mount (These incidents almost confirm Noble + Wissum's  theory that the [[image - male symbol]] has to be dominant, i.e. hold his head higher than the [[image - female symbol]], before copulation can take place. But I have also seen many apparently successful copulations in which the [[image - female symbol]] definitely had her head higher than the [[image - male symbol]] immediately before mounting!! Repeat - [[underline]] many [[/underline]] - it is so common as to be perhaps usual. But [[underline]] such females are seldom or never in extreme V with many HF's and SS's)[[/underline]].

More care when [[image - female symbol]] seemed frightened and retreated or flinched when ever the [[image - male symbol]] tried to mount, the [[image - male symbol]] slipped off immediately, and leaned across [[image - female symbol]], in semi-diagonal semi-M posture, [[underline]] giving repeated M notes. [[/underline]]

[[image - male and female bird]] comme ca

(Later note: saw this again several times, including time when [[image - female symbol]] tried to mount [[image - male symbol]]. Seems to be usual when one birds wants to mount and the other won't permit it, and yet doesn't escape).

Many successful copulations are preceded by intense mutual T'ing; but the only times one sees the [[image - female symbol]] T obviously [[underline]] much [[/underline]] more than [[image - male symbol]] is during "FB". Then one sees the [[image - female symbol]] doing many T's, often from H or semi-H, also many pecks at [[image - male symbol]]'s bill + breast, walking rapidly back and forth in front of [[image - male symbol]] or even around him; while the [[image - male symbol]] stands in V, with occasional HF's, gives low intensity indications of escape and/or redirection agressiveness, does occasional Gosts, M's, and M+M notes, and finally does M+M note + regurges.