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

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There may well the cases in which the [[image-symbol for female]]'s sex drive is relatively stronger than the [[image-symbol for male]]'s, and her hostile drives (most significantly, the escape drive) are relatively weaker. 

Correction to something I said earlier today which may have given a false impression. I have seen a number of the birds besides A which were noticeably aggressive; but A was the most extreme case. Actually redirection attacks are fairly common during early pairing.

Well! Well! Well! Two birds, obviously pair, walking around one another in H, with many T's, (over 60 in each case). Then one [[?]] to mount other. Walked around in H, still T'ing, [[underline]] with belly feathers fluffed [[/underline]]! [[image- standing bird]] come ca [[cedille under c in ca]]  Occasionally up into V, making low-intensity mounting movements, leaving neck over partner & uttering M. Then stands in V, raises and waves wings , fluffs out all feathers as during copulation. Utters a few notes of Cop Call. Makes some more attempts to mount. [[underline]] This was definitely the [[/underline]] [[image-symbol for female]]!! The [[image-symbol for male]] just retreated, in H, whenever [[image-symbol for female]] tried to mount, then continues T fromH. [[image-symbol for female]] finally copulated twice on ground!! The [[image-symbol for male]] just stood & looked! Then the [[image-symbol for male]] mounted the [[image-symbol for female]]very rapidly, without any preliminary displays. [[image-symbol for female]] ran away in V before he could begin copulation; and then both birds walk aroundin V&HF&SS. Relax. Start to preen. 

Pair flying, [[image-symbol for male]] front of [[symbol for female]]. [[symbol for male]] utters definite M note in air. When pair land, [[symbol for male]] goes into M immediately and mutual display occurs. 

Have just heard several other M notes by flying birds. Three or four birds flying 15 or 20 ft apart. These birds didn't land. 

[[asterisk in left margin followed by comm. area, field, all in left margin]]  [[underline]] M after attack. Gost between attacks - V&HF after attack [[/underline]] V.V. [[underline]] Agg. V before attack - V after attack Agg. V before attack V after attack-bird in V attacked [[/underline]]
[[image-circle and symbol for male in left margin]] 76 T's from 5 H's, 2 M's
[[image-circle and symbol for female in left margin]] V-T-V-SS-V-T-V-SS-V-T-T-V-SS-V-T