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Aramides cajauea, I.         

August 7, 1960      
Barro Colorado

WR2 seems to be flourishing, but WH2 developed a limp this afternoon. I don't know why.

Running tests on WR2. Utters chirps when handled. LC notes when isolated. Runs away silently when chased. Then stand silently, performing definite ck Movements. Utters P's chirps when poked, plus one brief burst of P notes which may have been a trill.

Will now follow at all!!

Aramides cajauea, I.           

August 8, 1960
Barro Colorado

WH2's limp seems to have disappeared today,so we ran some tests on both animals this evening, around 6:30 p.m.

WH2
Did not crouch when first approached. Remained quite silent when handled. Uttered LC notes immediately when put in isolation box. Did not crouch when I put my hand in the box, but continued to utter LC Notes undisturbed.

Then we put it on the floor. Runs away,. Largely silent, occasionally uttering a single LC note. After a while, it finally began to utter P notes which may have been a form of RP. Not fast.

Finally we managed to get it to follow  us. Again uttering a form of RP, apparently low intensity. Not fast. Notes frequently arranged in triplets. [[image]] showing the triplets). 

Then I tried to poke the bird. It ran away very rapidly, uttering