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[[underlined]] Diglossa [[/underlined], May 25, 1962, II

the record bird is a Conebill too, but I can't be sure about this. 

Then silence again 6:15 am.
    
All the Blue-spots have been very quiet this morning. Why?
    
No sooner said than done! Single Blue-spot begins singing 6:16 am.

Arrive area where I know [[underlined]] aterrima [[/underlined]] & Blue-spots both occur.  Blue-spot singing when I arrive.  Shuts up.  Then Conebill sings.  Then Blue-spot starts again.  Then Conebill.  Then Blue-spot.  Then silence.  Then Blue-spot again.  Then silence. 

The only [[underlined]] aterrima [[/underlined]][male symbol] I can see around now is the one who has young in the nest, and he is silent. 

Blue-spots singing off and on. 

All birds silent now 6:27.  Then Blue-spots start again.  Then an [[underlined]] aterrima [[/underlined]] [male symbol] starts. (This time I can see bird).  First alternates phrases with Blue-spot.  Then twice overlaps Blue-spot.  Then Blue-spot shuts up.  [[underlined]] Aterrima [[/underlined]] sings many phrases.  Then [[underlined]] aterrima [[/underlined]] stops and Blue-spot starts again.  Then [[underlined]] aterrima [[/underlined]] starts again.  Twice Blue-spot overlaps [[underlined]] aterrima. [[/underlined]]  Then [[underlined]] aterrima [[/underlined]] stops.  Blue-spot continues then stops.

All these [[underlined]] aterrima [[/underlined]] phrases were quite different from the "Conebill" songs heard earlier.  Beginning "Zee zee zee ...." accelerating into a formless twitter, ending with an "ee-ee-yoo".

The [[underlined]] aterrima [[/underlined]] quite ignored a Furnariid or fly catcher singing at more or less the same time.  Sometimes overlapped, sometimes not.

The [[underlined]] aterrima [[/underlined]] and the Blue-spot were singing from stations at least 30 ft apart, but I have since seen them feeding in the same areas (altho not at the same time)

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