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Mixed Diglossini, May 22, 1965, II.  (61)

or [[underlined]] lafresnayei s.l. [[/underlined]]) Presumably flowers and insects under trees are different from those in the open. (This is, in fact, quite obvious - even to my ignorant eye.)

^[[Cy Gen]] Note that Cys were the only Diglossines seen near Tijeras. Apparently quite common there. More evidence than the local Diglossini are rather strongly segregated! (To my recollection, the Central Cordillera is the only part of the Andes in which I have found areas apparently inhabited by Cys alone. Vis my 1962 notes in the northern part of this cordillera.)

May 23, 1965
Puracé - Tijeras

Going to work same place where [[male symbol]] Albi seen yesterday. Arrive 5:30 am. Just starting to get light. Rain & fog!

There is some bird noise already. Thrush and sub-oscines. Hear first burst what may be Atlapetes 5:38. Brief. Then perhaps a brief snatch of [[underlined]] H. atropileus [[/underlined]] DC.

Lots of bird noise 5:45 am

Lots of R's 5:47. Probably all flycatchers.

Birds moving around actively and still vocalizing frequently 5:55. Light is too bad to permit identification; but it is obvious that mixed flocks have not been formed yet.

^[[21]] Hear first snatch Whitestart Song 5:58. Brief. No diglossine audible. Then another phrase a few minutes later. Again no diglossine audible. Then more Whitestart Songs. See birds 20-25 ft up in isolated tree. Two Whitestarts ^[[two checkmarks]]. Both fly off. One [[underlined]] attacks [[/underlined]] the other in flight. I shouldn't be

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Moved "l." to end of previous page, per hyphenation rule. Hemispingus atropileus