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[[margin, in red]] Sitti Cy[[/margin]] [[margin, in green]] 47 [[/margin]]ing insects off leaves both places. The flock was milling around in a rather confused fashion. Difficult to tell who was leading it. Certainly an [[underline]] eximia [[/underline]] at one point. Possibly Sittis at another. Flock was joined by [[7 in purple and 2 green checkmarks]] 2 adult Cys. Came at different times and left at different times; but their periods in flock certainly overlapped. They did not, however, associate closely with one another. [[margin, in red]] Laf [[/margin]][[margin, in green]] 46 [[/margin]] Both Cys stayed in trees 20-30 ft above ground. Flock also joined by [[green checkmark and 8 in purple]] 1 Laf. Also in trees, 15-20 ft above ground. The Cys stayed in the flock for 2 or 3 minutes, each, then disappeared. The Laf stayed for a minute or less. Incidentally, there was at least one Cy with the flock when the Laf joined. [[margin, in red]] Cy Laf CC [[/margin]][[margin, in green]]50 [[/margin]] Also associated with the flock, sort of on the rear outskirts, were a [[green checkmark and 9 in purple]] [[underline]] single CC [[/underline]] and a single [[green checkmark and 10 in purple]] PR Atlapetes. Both in low scrub, 2-5 ft up. Both silent, and both disappeared soon. They were not however, together (at least 20 ft apart from one another).

The different species of Diglossini in this flock showed absolutely no tending to associate with one another. Nor did they show any hostility

[[margin, in red]] Cy Laf CC  [[/margin]] Flock as a whole was noisy. Cy(s) sang repeatedly. Long twitters. Some with Intro Notes, some apparently without. [[underline]] Eximias [[/underline]], [[underline]] Pseudospingus [[/underline]], and Whitebeards uttered a variety of noises. Laf, like the CC and PR, was silent. Sittis uttered at least 1 "Greeting" Twitter.

[[underline]] Pseudospingus [[/underline]] may be an obligate commensal like most [[underline]] Conirostrum [[/underline]] species.

I think it must be significant that there were no Firebellies with this flock. Although I know that there are at least 4 individuals of this species not too far away. Also significant that Yellow-belly did not continue to associate with the flock very long. (Incidentally, the Yellow-belly, when it was with the flock, was a few feet higher, in altitude, than any Fire