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Aramides cajauea, July 5, 1960, VI

twice. Each time uttered long, rapid series of short, soft peep notes. When it stopped. Performed one silent Tsh. Then ran away, uttering exactly the same peep notes as when it was following me. I think that such peeps cannot be an indication of either gregariousness (or infantile motivation), or escape. Must be essentially nothing more than locomotory intention movements. I shall call them "running peeps" (i.e. "RP's.")

This bird later remained quite silent when frightened.

Then uttered a few Trills (?) (not very distinct), and quite a lot of peeps (including AlP's, and fairly soft short notes - perhaps an indication of RP )when poked.

Then it became absolutely silent when held firmly in my hand.

U uttered a few soft, very peep-like chirps when handled.

Then uttered a few soft short peeps when following me, for short distances, from time to time. Not many. Much of the time the bird followed me it remained quite silent.

When it uttered the same type of peeps, with much the same frequency, when running away from me.

These peeps when following and running away from me must have been very low intensity, and/or imperfectly developed RP.

U then began to utter typical LC notes almost immediately when isolated (on the floor).

Then uttered quite undistinctive short peeps when handled again. Single notes, not series.

Then uttered rapid series of short soft peeps, and trills (?)when poked. Then, when frightened, ran straight away from me. Obviously high intensity escape. At first this running escape was quite silent, but then, after the bird had got some appreciable distance away from me, but was