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Atlapetes, I
May 22, 1962
Pichincha

Working in same place as yesterday morning. Arriving 5:25 a.m.

Find the whole area covered with indians & cows!

But the DC still begins immediately. One bird. Uttering "Keeyoo"s. At first with long intervals between notes. Then gradually accelerating. Bird moves about from place to place in hedge. Gradually begins to differentiate notes. For a while, every 3rd "Keeyoo" is lower in pitch than the others

"Keeyoo keeyoo   keeyoo keeyoo ...."
keeeyooo

Then falls silent for a few seconds. Then starts again. At approximately same time, 1 or 2 other birds begin DC. More or less as yesterday. One bird repeatedly utters "Kee kee keeyoo kee kee keeyoo kee kee keeyoo ....." All birds moving about during DC. I shine flash-light on areas where sounds are coming from, but can't see a thing. I.E. birds are well hidden in hedge. This is reminiscent of Yellow-throat.

After DC has continued for some minutes, at least two birds begin to interject doublets of short descending notes "Keea keea" [[image]] Reminiscent of short notes in ordinary day song of rufinucha. But the DC does not break up into phrases at the same time.

After about 5 minutes, the DC stops. It is not followed immediately by ordinary day song of rufinucha. Birds which had been