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[[underlined]] Diglossa [[/underlined]], Aug. 7, 1959, V  [[circled]] 12 [[/circled]]

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of his plumage fairly smooth.

[[image - drawing of bird with ruffled head, open bill, smooth feathers on body.]]
Singing Posture 
[[male symbol]] II
After Fight

I have now been watching one of these [[male symbol]]'s (II, I think) singing by himself. In the same posture as above, but crown looking more rounded (feathers very ruffled - but evenly). Also body more diagonal, breast & head lower. The wings & tail seem to quiver a little with the notes. The wings are definitely drooped a little, and the lower part of the wings (ie. not the carpi) may be held out from the body a [[underlined]] little [[/underlined]].

Then the other [[male symbol]] (I?) flies into the same bush; and the singing male suddenly [[underlined]] accelerates his song very noticeably [[/underlined]]. Then there is a chase back & forth between the two birds in the bush; and this chase is accompanied by [[underlined]] many [[/underlined]] snatches of accelerated song. Further proof of the hostile nature of the song.

I forgot to mention that earlier, when II was doing intense BU & WHAC, he could hold the body & head at any angle (with the neck almost always short, except during actual pecking). Not always inclined diagonally upward as in my drawing on p. 9.

[[underlined]] Diglossa [[/underlined]], I  August 8, 1959
Cerra Pichincha

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This afternoon, at a level of about 2000m, which may have been

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