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[[underlined]] Diglossa [[/underlined]], Aug. 7, 1959, II.  [[circled]] 9 [[/circled]]

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not very conspicuous, [[underlined]] at this time [[/underlined]].) The first bird (which I shall call "[[male symbol]] I" seemed to be quite undisturbed by this commotion. Probably because he was in his own territory (see below). Then both birds flew to another bush about 10 ft away. They landed very close together; and one bird (probably [[male symbol]] I) uttered a definite typical song as it landed. This new bush was almost certainly in the territory of the other bird (which turned out to be a male - see below - and which I shall call "[[male symbol]] II.) I could see both birds pretty well in this new bush. [[male symbol]] I was continuing to feed in an apparently relaxed manner; and [[male symbol]] II was continuing the "Waa-aah...." Notes (which I shall call "WHAC" from now on). I could now see that [[male symbol]] II was performing highly ritualized movements with his WHAC. Wings held way out, sometimes just [[underlined]] very slightly [[/underlined]] drooped, sometimes quite horizontal. Waved slowly and asynchronously in a Butterfly-like manner (these movements may have been nothing more than balancing movements). (I thought I once saw a very brief trace of Q-like movements; but this may also have been balancing). The head was held low, in a rather semi-hunched manner, throughout all or most of this performance; which I shall call "BU".

[[image - drawing of bird with bill open and wings spread, in BU posture]]
Notice head shape!
Wings very broad and rounded

[[male symbol]] I hopped around from perch to perch in the new bush and [[male symbol]] II followed him everywhere, continuing to do BU & WHAC, only a few inches away from [[male symbol]] I  After a few seconds of this, [[male symbol]] I flew off, and disappeared from the area for several minutes