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Mixed Diglossini, May 17, 1965, III.  (39)

^[[Laf Cy]] Incidentally, the Whitestart territory here certainly overlaps that of the Laf. Almost certainly also that of the Cy. But I have yet to see a Whitestart close to a Diglossa at this particular site.

^[[Laf]] Laf Sings briefly. Shuts up. [[underlined]] Immediately [[/underlined]] Whitestart begins to Sing. No overlap. Then Whitestart also shuts up.

6:41. More Whitestart Songs in distance. No diglossine audible at the time.

Going up hill 6:45 am.

Still more Whitestart Song when no diglossine is audible.

^[[Laf 193]] See a single Laf ^[[checkmark]] alone, feeding 3 ft up thick scrub

^[[Cinn VIII]] Reach A bush area 6:59 am. Nothing audible or visible at the time  Whitestarts Singing down hill. Then single Cinnamon feeds on flowers A bush. Flies away. Then a green hummingbird (VIII?) comes and feeds on flowers. Flies away.

7:10. Clouds getting thicker. Wind increasing. Still cold  Looks even more like rain than earlier. This presumably is reason why diglossini seem to be keeping under cover. (In fact, all birds around here are very quiet now.)

^[[Cy 194 Ater 195 Cy Ater]] 7:14 Single Cy ^[[checkmark]] appears in bush same species only a few feet from me. Apparently the juv. which lives in this area. Feeds on flowers. Sticking bill in to cups. Quiet. Utters only occasional [[underlined]] soft [[/underlined]] "Tsit". Then Ater ^[[checkmark]] (definite) flies in, [[underlined]] supplants [[/underlined]] Cy. This apparently is the adult Ater. Supplant is silent. Ater perches quietly in bush for a few seconds. Cy apparently has retreated in to scrub a few yards away. Ater flies off. But apparently it has caught sight of Cy again. A second later see Black Diglossa furiously chasing Blue. Presumably same Ater chasing same Cy.

^[[Laf]] A few seconds later, Laf begins to Sing near A bush. No other diglossine

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Moved "-glossine" from beginning of next page, per hyphenation rule.