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Atlapetes, I.
February 4, 1962
Barro Colorado

I have had some Yellow-throats for a long time, without watching them. A pair (sexes unknown) in a cage by themselves with birds of other species. And a single bird (also of unknown sex) in a cage by itself without any birds of other species. This morning, we banded all the birds. The single bird was banded red. The others were banded pink and green. Going to put pink and green in red's cage, with red.

All released 9:30 a.m. Newcomers fly to side of cage. Panic stricken. Hop about a little. With CR, slight Thflff. Largely silent. Once one utters brief "Tsee hee hee" when lands beside the other.  "Greeting"?

Red stands in rather high bow posture, with little CR and no Thflff. Retreats when newcomer advances. Then does a little irregular, unritualized, bowing. Then just stands.

Can't see birds awfully well.

All silent ever since the "Greeting".

Red now doing quite a lot of bowing, with slight Thflff and only a trace of CR.

Pink hopping about in corner. With extreme CR. Slight Thflff. Green near by. In St posture, moderately extreme, no CR or Thflff. Doing brief bowing movements occasionally. I presume green is [[male symbol]]. Less alarmed than pink, who is presumably [[female symbol]].

Every once in a while one or both of the pink and green birds utters "Greeting" when they come close together. As before. Perhaps a little more prolonged. Definitely twittering in effect. Might be transcribed 

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