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Dacnis, I       
    
November 29, 1957
Barro Colorado

[[image: grey hatch marks]] = Blue Dacnis = cayana 

This species has not been conspicuous around the clearing on the island but there is at least one male in the neighborhood.

It came once, with a bunch of male Cyanerpes, to "visit" the captive birds. Didn't do much. Just sat, gave an occasional call-Note "Trit", and made a few weak WF and TF movements of the usual tanager type.

This bird seemed to be definitely, but loosely, associated with the flock of male Cyanerpes; it usually flew around with them, but not by any means always.

Aside from this incident, I have only seen the male Dacnis feeding by itself high in the tree-tops.


Dacnis, I  

December 22, 1957
Barro Colorado

[[image: red hatch marks]] = Scarlet-thighed Dacnis = venusta

A male of the species, in full plumage, came and "visited" the birds in the aviary this morning.

Just sat, with lots of TF, some WF, and uttered lots of "Trit" Notes (quite loud, perhaps less so than those of the Green Honeycreeper). Then flew off silently. I.E. the circumstances of these "Trit" Notes were quite reminiscent of those of the