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Atlapetes, May 22, 1962, III  

8:35 Suddenly flush a single rufunicha. Very close. Hops, bows, & Flicks, irregularly. With extreme CR and definite Thflff.

[[Image]]  Throat feathers seem to be short

It was quite silent at first. Then moved away. At this point it apparently uttered series of "Tuk" notes, in same rhythm as usual CN's. "Tuk, tuk, tuk-tuk tuk...."
  
Working near Novo in the afternoon.
  
4:42 p.m. Suddenly flush one or two rufunicha. Bird flies off. Uttering CN's in usual fashion. Possibly also utters two or three thin, high-pitched, plaintive "Seeeeet" notes!!
  
5:50 p.m. I can hear torquatus "Seeeeeeeeet" and "Seeeeeeeut" notes coming from area where I first heard such notes this year. Can't see bird, but it is coming closer. Then it moves away again!

Atlapetes, I 

May 23,1962
Pichincha

Working near Novo this morning.
  
5:50. A single torquatus suddenly begins to sing in hedge. All notes "Seeeee-sut" [[image]] 
Repeated one right after the other. Bird moves along hedge. Apparently with CR. By 5:58, it is uttering more conventional "Seeeeeeeee-ut"s. By 6:00 am. uttering mingled "Seeeeeeeee" and "Seeeeeeeee"s. Plus one "Ta-seeeeeee."

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[Image] Image of head of bird