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Mixed Diglossini, Aug. 13, 1965, I.  (77)

5:42 am. 84-- ft. 2550 m. This area is facing more or less due West. Clear. Fairly warm. Everything quiet.

5:53. Hear Diglossine-type Twitters up hill. NODWA.

SEE TODAY'S NOTES ON GENERAL MIXED FLOCKS.

8:30 am. Hear what might be Albi Trills down hill in distance. Can't see bird. Then I [[underlined]] do [[/underlined]] see bird. It is a Ruddy Flycatcher. 6 ft up isolated tree in middle of rock slide. Definitely alone

^[[Cy Cy]] 9:55 See single Cy. Definitely alone. Uttering lots of Song phrases in rapid succession. [[underlined]] All [[/underlined]] phrases perfectly typical "Norther Cy" type. Rapid Twitters preceded by 2-4 "Tsit" Intro Notes. Bird sitting in perfectly unritualized postures, on a variety of perches, 30-40 ft up. [[underlined]] I think that solitary Cys always choose high Song perches. [[/underlined]] This bird is being answered by another Cy several hundred yards away. Latter apparently also high in tree. Certainly some of the phrases of the second Cy are quite like those of the girst. But [[underlined]] possibly [[/underlined]] others have "Zeee", "Ta-zee" and/or "Seeet" Intro Notes. Are Intro Notes of this type related to "PN"s? Phrases of the 2 Cys frequently overlap broadly.

Leaving 10:07 am

^[[Albi Cy]] COMMENTS: The birds here this morning seem to have behaved exactly like the birds on and near Munchique. The Albis here seem to be very skulking. The Cys here are allogregarious, and also show a surprising tendency to come very low in scrub.

^[[Coer]] I was pleased, in a way, not to see Coers this morning. There is nothing around this area which could be called dwarf forest.

Incidentally, looking at the surrounding mountains, I could see nithing that looked like suitable habitat for [[underlined]] lafresnayei [[/underlined]] s.l. Can de Schauensee's reference to [[Glosin's?]] in the mountains west of

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