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Mixed Diglossini, Aug 1, 1965, II  (86)

but I can't tell if it is reacting with the tanagers or not.

Aha! There are still [[underlined]] some [[/underlined]] dark red cup shaped flowers around. But certainly nothing like the number there were a couple of months ago.

6:40 am. Wind getting a little stronger.

^[[Cy Laf]] 6:42. Hear what probably are a few Cy song phrases up hill. Again NODWA. Then some Yellowface Song downhill. NODWA. Then some Laf Song downhill. NODWA.

^[[Laf]] 7:40 am. Sun shining brightly now. Hear occasional brief snatches Laf Song in distance. NODWA.

^[[Cinn]] NOTE: [[underlined]] I have yet to see a single Cinnamon Hummingbird here today. [[/underlined]] This would suggest that all or most individuals of the species are "migratory". Moving up and down the mountains according to the seasons.

^[[VIII]] Apparently the hummingbirds VIII are [[underlined]] not [[/underlined]] migratory. Could this be because they are "parasitic" on Diglossas - and thus can utilize a greater [[underlined]] range [[/underlined]] of flowers than the Cinnamons???

^[[2 Ater]] 8:15 am. Slightly down hill. Near where ^[[checkmark]] Laf-Ater fight seen a couple of months ago. Hear lots of Diglossine Twitters. Phrase after phrase. All Twitters brief and formless. Not particularly "trilling". Many with trace of sub-terminal R. No Intro Notes. Singing bird is perched 4 ft up in bush; but unfortunately cannot be identified from where I stand because of intervening vegetation. [[underlined]] But presumably Ater [[/underlined]] (This certainly is within the known territory of an Ater. And quite close to where I saw the first Ater this morning.)

This is the most vigorous burst of Diglossine Song I have heard today. Don't tell me this individual is in breeding condition ???

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