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Mixed Diglossini, Aug. 5, 1965, VII  (108)

All 4-6 ft apart from one another. Then one VB chases the other. The latter leaves.

^[[Cy]] Then I hear 1 Cy Song phrase not too far away. NODWA

^[[Ater]] Both Aters in tree with yellow flowers are adult.

^[[VB]] One VB still in tree with both Aters 10:05.

^[[VB Ater]] [[underlined]] I suppose that the VB may secure a certain amount of protection by "associating" with Aters. [[/underlined]] There are, for instance, several Cinnamons in the general area of this tree with yellow flowers. Sometimes perch in the tree itself or immediately adjacent to it. [[underlined]] But they (usually) do not approach the tree very closely when the Aters, plus VB, are in it! [[/underlined]]

Rain getting worse. Leaving 10:15 am.

^[[VB Ater Cinn]] COMMENT: Re the suggestion immediately above. Looking over my notes of yesterday and today in detail, [[underlined]] I find that I have no evidence that Aters and VB's tend to synchronize their visits to the tree with yellow flowers. [[/underlined]] Nor do I have any evidence that VB's are more likely to join Aters than vice versa. But I do have evidence to [[underlined]] suggest that VB's are more likely to be attacked when alone than when "associating" with Aters! [[/underlined]]

^[[VB [[underlined]] carbonaria [[/underlined]] ]] This may help to explain why VB's tend to occur in the same general area as [[underlined]] carbonaria [[/underlined]] s.l. - even if they do not show a tendency to join, or come close, to the latter.

^[[Gen]] All in all, my observations today would seem to support [[underlined]] most [[/underlined]] of the tentative conclusions I reached yesterday. But they certainly do not lend any support to the hypothesis that the Diglossas here may form flocks.

^[[Cy]] The fact that Cys have been seen so rarely here is further

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