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Mixed Diglossini, July 27, 1965, IV.  (77)

^[[Cy 170]] A second later, a single Cy ^[[checkmark]] appears! Silent and alone.  Feeds on green and orange [[underlined]] fruit [[/underlined]] in tree 6-15 ft up. And then the medium-small green hummingbird reappears! Feeds on purple flowers. About
4-6 ft from Cy. Apparently no reaction between the two birds. Hummingbird apparently quite unconcerned. [[underlined]] I.E. obviously not afraid of Cy. Presumably Cys do not attack it. [[/underlined]] Then Cy moves off - quite gradually. I also lose sight of hummingbird.

^[[Cy Albi MSGH]] During their various appearances here, the Cys, Albis, and the medium small green hummingbird all have visited [[underlined]] many [[/underlined]] of the same trees and bushes. Their territories certainly are [[underlined]] broadly [[/underlined]] overlapping.

The medium-small green hummingbird is going to be very difficult (or impossible) to identify. Very nondescript. Bill medium long. More or less straight. Plumage generally dark, rather dull, green all over. Primaries brownish. Tiny white spot behind eye. Adult [[female symbol]] or juvenile? [[underlined]] Amazilia [[/underlined]] spp.????

^[[73 Cy Albi MSGH]] 7:28. Three Cys ^[[three checkmarks]] (re)appear in bushes of scrub some 30-40 ft away. Ranging 2-12 ft up. Picking insects off leaves. Also feeding on berries. One individual apparently also pecks at some purple flowers. Same species favored by Albis and hummingbird. This is the first time I have seen Cy show an interest in these flowers. But the Cy soon moves on. I.E. this species certainly does not favor these flowers as much as do the Albis and the medium small green hummingbird. Two of these Cys are quite bright, while the third is dull. Obviously a family group.  All three birds staying quite close together. Uttering lots of "Tsit" Notes, in singlets or doublets, but no Song.

^[[Cy Scan]] Then I lost sight of the birds. But a few minutes later, hear several unmistakable Cy Songs in neighborhood. [[underlined]] Again, completely

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