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Dacnis, Mar. 12, 1961, VII 

during Bowing (especially Bowing & Pivoting) are intention movements of BW, or have been derived from intention movements of BW.

Tail-flecking was particularly conspicuous during some Pivoting. Sometimes, at least D-U, with an extreme horizontal component.

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Eventually a continuation of the body movements.

Both male and female B sometimes assumed St. Postures without any downward Bowing movements. Especially toward the end of the encounter his morning. Most of these St's probably low intensity.  Usually more or less Weak St Postures (like C. on p. 11) Usually silent, I think.

Several times when the female came particularly close to the male, he assumed a very High St (like E or F on p. 12). Also silent. The female was much more aggressive than the male this morning, and it was my impression that these very high St's may have contained a relatively strong escape component.

I think that the Diagonal St's (G p. 12), which were occasionally assumed by both male and female, may be nothing more than variants of the ordinary, Weak St (C. p. 11). But it was also my impression that the female tended to assume such Diagonal St's relatively much more frequently than the male.

The female actually attacked the male at least 3 times this morning. But she did not continue to pursue the male relentlessly after attacking, in the way that I have seen some female Green Honeycreepers do. I think that all or most of her attacks upon the male were immediately preceded by long phrases by one or both birds.

It is obvious that all or about all the display patterns of both male and female B this morning were largely or completely hostile.

Ruffling and fluffing patterns were not conspicuous during the