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Mixed Diglossini, May 17, 1965, VI.  (42)

^[[Gen Laf]] here are very diglossine-like. Particularly reminiscent of Laf Songs in tone and loudness. I am not sure that some of the "brief Laf Songs" recorded in my notes were not actually uttered by PR's. Especially the "Laf Songs" overlapping Whitestart Songs [[underlined]] at dawn [[/underlined]]. Overlapping often makes it impossible to analyze individual Songs very precisely. In any case, if my account is wrong, it [[underlined]]over[[/underlined]]-emphasizes rather than under-emphasizes the frequency of overlaps between Laf and Whitestart Songs.

SEE ALSO TODAY'S NOTES ON MIXED DIGLOSSINI

Worked along edge Cauca River near Popayán this afternoon

COMMENTS:

^[[ [[Thalass?]]? Scan?]] I.  I am not sure that all the "Scans" I have seen at the altitude of Popayán are not Hummingbird IX (presumably another species of [[underlined]] Calibri [[/underlined]].)

^[[Gen]] II. The area where I worked this afternoon [[underlined]] looked [[/underlined]] almost ideal for Baris. Large patches thick second growth scrub, some with many trees of moderate size, scattered among pastures. It also looked good for BQ's. (Actually, as far as the mere "shape" and density of the vegetation is concerned, large parts of the area looked almost equally suitable for [[underlined]] carbonaria s.l. [[/underlined]], CC's, or even Albis.) [[underlined]] But all diglossini were at least rare in the area. [[/underlined]]

^[[Gen]] At the same time, I noticed that hummingbirds were [[underlined]] very [[/underlined]] common throughout the scrub part of the area. About as common as I have ever seen them anywhere.

^[[Gen]] This area (between the Eastern and Western Cordilleras) probably is more humid than the comparable low altitude scrub areas where I [[underlined]] have [[/underlined]] seen many Diglossini. (Certainly, there is nothing here like

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