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Mixed Diglossini, May 19, 1965, VII.  (56)

"Ta-ta-see ta-ta-see ta-ta-see" "Ta-ta-see ta-ta-see ta-ta-see-ee-[[squiggly line]]-yoo" I.E. basically composed of triplets.

^[[CC Scan Ater]] There was nothing else audible while these phrases were uttered. Then the CC's move on and fall silent. Within a few seconds, Scans resume Singing. And then an Ater, not too far uphill, utters 2 or 3 Song phrases. [[underlined]] Completely [[/underlined]] overlapped by Scan Songs. Scan finally shuts up. Then Whitestart Sings one phrase  [[underlined]] No overlap. [[/underlined]]

^[[Ater 225]] Ater flies ^[[checkmark]] by, in level flight (i.e. [[underlined]] not [[/underlined]] usual display flight). It is Singing, however, [[underlined]] and [[/underlined]] being Swooped at by hummingbird! I am fairly certain that this hummingbird was [[underlined]] not [[/underlined]] Scan. The Swoops were not accompanied by characteristic Scan vocalizations. This [[underlined]] is [[/underlined]] the area where Cinnamon was seen a few days ago. I imagine that Cinnamon was the aggressor during this incident

^[[Scan Ater]] 9:05. Whitestart Sings while all other birds are silent. Then shuts up. Then both Scan and Ater Sing. Complete overlap. Shut up. Whitestart Sings again. Shuts up. Scan Sings again. This sort of behavior seems to be very [[underlined]] stereotyped [[/underlined]] here now.

^[[Ater Scan CC]] Incidentally, the Ater, Scan, CC, and Whitestart territories all seem to be completely overlapping here.

^[[XXXIV 170]] ^[[Ater]] ^[[196 197 199 200]] 9:15 am. See mixed flock. Probably partly same as before. 2 ^[[two checkmarks]] Yellow-faced Whitestarts. 5-15 ft up in trees of "hedge". [[underlined]]  ^[[checkmark]] cyanocephala [[/underlined]] j ---> Whitestarts. 2 ^[[two checkmarks]] Aters also j ---> Whitestarts. 1 Ater f---> Whitestarts. ^[[checkmarks]] Sooty Thrush (!) j---> group.

Aters stay with group for some time.  Feeding quite close to one another, at times, with no obvious sign of hostility.  But once one supplants the other with R-Zaza.

^[[Ater]] Incidentally, [[underlined]] all [[/underlined]] the Aters I have seen in this area have been in adult