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e of the Eastern Cordillera (and/or the Western Cordillera?). But their behavior [[underlined]] may [[/underlined]] be most of that like that of the birds of Eastern Cordillera.

May 10, 1965
Region of Purace

  Arrive same place yesterday 5:45 am. Getting light. Cloudy, but no rain - yet. Andean Sparrows in full swing.
    Arrive general area where Ater and CC seen yesterday 5:50 am. 
  See some single Sooty Thrushes alone. And then several more, both on ground, in grassy pasture, and in scrub.
  Everything [[underlined]] very [[/underlined]], very quiet 6:40. Haven't even heard White beards this morning!
  7:06. [[underlined]] Blue [[/underlined]] Toucanet appears. Moving thru trees [[underlined]] and [[/underlined]] low scrub. Quite alone.
  [[margin - red]] 16 [[/margin]] Going up hill. 7:50 Three [[3 red check marks]] Firebellies fly by. Definitely alone. Uttering "Seeet" Notes.
[[margin - red]] 17 [[/margin]] Then see another [[1 red check mark]] Firebelly [[underlined]] Definitely [[/underlined]] different individual. In small tree further up hill. 20 ft above ground. Alone. (So there are at least four Firebellies in this area!)
[[margin - red]] 19 [[/margin]] 8:25. See pair [[2 red check marks]] Firebellies (again). Alone. 15 ft up in tree. It is beginning to look as if the Firebellies here are [[underlined]] less [[/underlined]] gregarious than in some other parts of the Andes. Apparently tending toward the condition of the Firebellies near Quito.
[[margin]]  [[21 in red]] [[33 in blue]] [[VI N in purple]] [[/margin]] 
  8:42. Again see pair Firebellies. Going [[2 red check marks and 2 blue check marks]] from bush to bush scattered scrub. 6-10 ft above ground. Noisy. Apparently alone at first. Then