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Mixed Diglossini, May 10, 1965, IX (18)

[[underlined]] think [[/underlined]], do the territories of Yellow-faced Whitestarts. 

^[[Sitti Gen]] IV [[underlined]] As usual, Sittis do not seem to be really part of the Diglossine social complex as a whole. Move over and through territories of the other species without, apparently, reacting to the latter in any special manner or provoking any special reactions by the latter. And the Sittis "Sing" so infrequently that they probably are not involved in the mutual Song inhibition relations.

^[[Cy]] V  Cys may join mixed flocks here more frequently than the other non-commensal Diglossini. But they certainly are not associated with mixed flocks as frequently as in Munchique (or the northern part of the Central Cordillera, for that matter). They seem to be more consistently territorial here than in Munchique.

VI. The personal contacts between species are the most surprising features of Diglossine behavior here.

^[[Laf Cy]]  Lafs and Cys sometimes come close together. In such circumstances, Lafs may show some overt hostility (vocalizations) but do not (at least usually) actually attack.

^[[Ater Cy]] Aters and Cys sometimes come close together. In such circumstances, there seems to be no hostility by either species!!!

^[[CC]] I have seen too little of CC's to be able to say anything about their personal contacts (if any) with other species.

^[[Cinn Cy Ater Laf VIII]] Cinnamons certainly show overt hostility (more or less inhibited attacks) toward Cys and (perhaps less frequently) both Aters and Lafs. Surprisingly enough (if they really are adult [[male symbol]]'s of the same species as the Cinnamons), Green VIII Hummingbirds do not seem to show any hostility toward any of the Diglossini.