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[[underlined]] Diglossa, [[/underlined]] May 27, 1961, IV.

TF's are usually U-D.


[[underlined]] Diglossa, [[/underlined]] I
May 20, 1962.
Atacaso

Arrive usual place 5:40 a.m.  Not quite light yet.

Hear what appears to be first song of blue-spotted diglossa 5:45.  Composed of distinct notes (not a formless twitter), but without any very conspicuous doublet structure.  "Zsee Zsaa zee zsaa zee zsaa zeee-zeee-zee" is one phrase I hear clearly.  Considerable variation.  Can only get a glimpse of bird.

Same bird utters song with more obvious doublets 5:59 "Zsee-zsaa zsee-zsaa zsee-zsaa".

It is obvious these birds can at dawn if sufficiently motivated.

Hear what is probably first aterrima song 6:09  (This is as soon as I reach a fairly typical aterrima area.)

6:15 a.m.  Now there seems to be a general lull in Diglossa songs.  Birds presumably feeding.

6:19.  Watching a single [[male symbol]] singing.  Almost certainly a blue-spotted bird.  Uttering phrases more or less comme ça:
"Zsee zsee zsee zsee zsaa zsee-zsee zsaa".
Frequently more abbreviated than this; but seldom or never any longer.  (Yes!  This is definitely a blue-spot).  Sitting in perfectly normal unritualized, rather direct, posture while singing.  Looks from side to side between phrases.  Occasionally interrupts singing to go feed.

6:40.  Apparent zigzag boundary dispute between two [[male symbol]] Blue-spots.  Flying back & forth.  Uttering lots of songs.  Rather 

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Have requested advice from Smithsonian on how it wants Moynihan's colour & pattern coding transcribed.