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[[underlined]] Diglossa, [[/underlined]] May 21, 1961, II.

they are still usually very inconspicuous.  And all the birds are really quite remarkably shy.  I shouldn't be surprised if the local children use catapults).

The songs I have heard uttered by [[male symbol]]'s this year have been much the same as the corresponding songs I heard last year.  Probably many of the same birds involved.  This morning, four instance, there was a bird singing songs, each phrase of which was preceded by an R, in exactly the same place where a bird sang similar songs of last year.

The most active [[male symbol]] I observed this morning sang at the same times as the [[male symbol]]'s I observed last year.  I.E. a few songs just after dawn, and then a lot of songs later in the morning.

I have not seen any [[female symbol]]'s associating with [[male symbol]]'s for more than a few seconds. This species certainly does not seem to form pairs.

Around 8:00 a.m. this morning, I saw a bird which was probably a [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] aterrima [[/underlined]] (possibly a [[male symbol]] of another species, like [[underlined]] plumbea [[/underlined]]), sitting by itself in an eucalyptus tree, uttering very, [[underlined]] very [[/underlined]] soft songs!!!  These songs appeared to be quite similar to the ordinary songs of [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] aterrimas [[/underlined]] in form;  but they were barely audible at a distance of 10 feet.  Uttered from an ordinary sitting posture.  No OCB.  But tail vibrated in rhythm with the notes of the song.  I shall call such songs "SS".  The bird uttered at least 3 SS's;  and then flew down into a bush and disappeared.

I have heard quite a lot of single "Hoop" notes coming from the shrubbery along the path above Nona and near Nona itself.  These were probably uttered by [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] aterrimas; [[/underlined]] but I have not yet been able to see the birds utter them.

I have not heard any WHAC's this year yet.

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