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Mixed Diglossini, Aug. 4, 1965, VIII.  (96)

^[[Laf Cinn VB]] earlier today.) Silent. Apparently ignores, and is ignored by, both the Cinnamon and the VB. Laf disappears again almost immediately. Cinnamon & VB apparently move off a few seconds later. 

^[[Cy]] [[underlined]] Then I see that there are 3 Cy's present in the area!! All 3 fly into the tree with small yellow flowers [[/underlined]]!!! Hopping about very actively indeed. Apparently disputing. Possibly a single bird "pursuing" a pair. Territorial boundary dispute? One or more birds Singing furiously. [[underlined]] (Interestingly enough, all or most Songs with Intro Notes.) [[/underlined]] And one bird [[underlined]] repeatedly does slight Belly-fluffing. [[/underlined]] More or less comme ça

[[image - drawing of bird in Belly-fluffing posture]]

^[[Cy]] I [[underlined]] think [[/underlined]] that the bird that does this Belly-fluffing is the most aggressive individual. Gradually driving the other two in front of it. I don't know if the Belly fluffing is accompanied by Songs or not. 

Then all 3 Cys fly away. 

^[[Cy Ater VB Cinn Laf]] Apparently back a few minutes later. Birds invisible. But lots of Songs in neighborhood. And, [[underlined]] immediately, Ater, VB, and Cinnamon all fly back into trees. [[/underlined]] Silent. Ignore one another. Then Cys apparently move off. And so do Ater, VB, and Cinnamon!!! (Probably scattering in different directions.)

[[underlined]] Obviously Ater, Laf, VB and Cinnamon are "attracted" by sight and/or sound of Cys. [[/underlined]] And, although I did not see any actual fights during these particular "encounters", it seems quite probable that the [[underlined]] "attraction" is essentially hostile. [[/underlined]]