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Atlapetes, Feb. 5, 1962, II

Red flies to corner cage. Does a little bowing. Thflff (I think) but no CR. High bow posture slightly St-like (bill and head nearly vertical, but not body). Green bowing about 5 ft away. His high bow postures are much more thoroughly St-like. No Thflff. Both birds quite silent

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Body sometimes much more nearly horizontal
Green's St-like high bow postures rather curved and elegant-looking. Neck perhaps not greatly elongated, but front part of body looks long.
legs not straightened 

This goes on for a long time. Still continuing 7:40. Red's body plumage is not sleeked down during the bowing; but the whole front part of Green's plumage is sleeked down very flat during the bowing.

Green seems to be relaxing now 7:45. Less sleek. Starting to peck at his ring in the intervals between bowing.

Down phases of Green's bowing always much briefer than high phases

Still not much change 7:55.

Red has little or no Thflff no in all or most of its bowing 

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