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[[underline]] Diglossopis [[/underline]], May 22, 1962, II

[[black marking]]
Good heavens!  There seem to be Diglossopides all over the place this afternoon singing a lot.  Possibly more conspicuous because sun has been shining off & on this afternoon.  Apparently occupying same territories as last year and the year before.

I have now heard quite a lot of songs without "Tut" introductory notes.  They are probably still a minority though. 

Watching a single Diglossopis feeding, 5:05 pm.  Apparently not a bird of its own species anywhere around.  Suddenly the bird assumes  ft, spread both wings horizontally, and Q's them very slightly but very rapidly.  No TU.  Apparently silent.  Then resumes feeding as before.  Eventually flies off.

[[image: drawing of bird with quivering wings, bill pointed upwards]]  Bill possibly more nearly vertical!!

5:15.  Watching an apparently single bird feeding.  Flies away.  Utters one thin, high-pitched, plaintive "feeeet", and then some ordinary CN's as it goes. This first note presumably a PN! (This may conceivably have been the same bird that "[[solented?]]" a few minutes earlier.)


[[underline]] Diglossopis [[/underline]], I  May 23, 1962
Pichincha

Working near Nono this morning.
Arrive area where "solenting" bird was yesterday at 5:40 am. As far as I can tell, there are no Diglossopis singing here at
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