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Mixed Diglossini, July 23, 1965, III.

inhabited by Lafs in some other areas.

[[margin]] Gloriss [[/margin]]  I catch glimpse of one bird singing.  Perched 3-4 ft up, in dead bare bush.  Looking from side to side in apparently unritualized posture.

[[margin]] Gloriss Brun [[/margin]]  The birds do not look as much like the Bruns as I expected.  They apparently have considerably less gray (or none?) on the sides of the breast.  Rufous of breast also may be darker and richer.

[[margin]] Gloriss [[/margin]]  catch glimpse aerial chase up hill.  One [[checkmark]] Gloriss chasing another.
Long stops ca. 8:25 a.m.  Revised briefly around 8:33.  Then stops again.

There were no other diglossines or Whitestarts audible at any time during any of the Gloriss singing;  (altho I did hear at least one Yellow-faced Whitestart singing slightly down hill earlier.)

[[margin]] Gloriss Brun Cy [[/margin]]  NOTE:  The Gloriss's would seem to be separated from the Bruns [[underlined]] microgeographically. [[/underlined]]  I have not (yet) seen any Bruns here above ca 9,9750-9,990 ft.  Possibly the Gloriss's also are separated from the local Cys in the same way.  The highest I have seen Cys (so far) is only slightly above 10,000 ft.

[[margin]] Gloriss [[/margin]]  8:45 a.m.   A few feet further on, and up, hear Gloriss(s) singing in area of alpine scrub which apparently has [[underlined]] not [[/underlined]] been burned.  This scrub is denser than the scrub which was burned, but still not as dense as some alpine scrub can be.  Again, no other diglossine or Whitestart is audible at the time.

Incidentally, this area is exposed to the full force of the wind.

Birds silent again 8:50 a.m.  They seem quite [[underlined]] shy [[/underlined]] – leaving whenever I start to approach.

This area probably is only 50 ft below nearest patch of [[underlined]] Spalathea [[/underlined]]