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Mixed Diglossini, Aug. 4, 1965, VI.  (94)

by picking insects off leaves. Also tries to eat some small green berries. But these seem to be too hard to cope with. Then Cy eventually moves off. Down ravine.

^[[Cy]] At no time, did this Cy show any interest in the garden. Cys apparently do not like these orange flowers. ([[underlined]] This may also be further evidence that Cys do not cut into corollas of flowers. [[/underlined]] Perhaps they [[underlined]] cannot [[/underlined]]???)

^[[?]] After Cy leaves, a small green hummingbird appears in tree. Apparently smaller than VIII. [[underlined]] Eriocnemis [[/underlined]] spp.?

^[[Cinn Cy ?]] There are several Cinnamons 6-10 ft away during whole period Cy and green hummingbird are present. But they make no attempt to attack either.

^[[VB Cinn]] A few minutes later, single Violet-back Hummingbird appears and feeds in tiny yellow flowers on adjacent tree. And one of the Cinnamons [[underlined]] does [[/underlined]] make a couple of half-hearted Swoops at the Violet-back. These Swoops don't seem to bother the Violet-back at all. (As far as I can tell, the Violet-back here is identical to the one seen near Páramo Frontino.)

^[[VB Ater]] Violet-back eventually moves on. Then, 8:06 am, a single adult Ater flies into same tree. Silent. Alone. Also feeds on small yellow flowers. Perhaps exactly the same individual flowers as the Violet-back earlier. (These flowers are far too small to be cut into. Bird just sticks bill into centers)

^[[VB Scan Ater]] So perhaps the Violet-back is like the Scan - insofar as it may be used as an "indicator" of the probable presence of [[underlined]] carbonaria [[/underlined]] s.l. in the area.

^[[Scan]] Incidentally, I wonder why there are no Scans here now?