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Mixed Diglossini, Aug. 13, 1967, III 
      
[[margin]] Albi [[/margin]]
8:25 am. Watching second growth scrub down hill from where first flock seen this morning. Catch glimpse hummingbird XX flitting by. Disappears. Only a few seconds later, see single ♂ Albi ✓12 same area. Quite alone.  Feeds by picking insects off leaves.  Apparently ignores pair ✓✓14 check Altapetes (already counted as above) 20-30 feet away. Disappears again

During next 10 minutes hear several burst of hummingbirds Song and R's may be by Albi. But never overlapping! Almost too good to be true!

[[margin]] Albi [[/margin]]
NOTE: Albis here, especially ♂'s, seem to have particularly large and
conspicuous white patches,

8:45 am. Hummingbird Song almost continuous now. NODWAH (Rs have stopped) Unfortunately, I can't see the Singing birds. But almost certainly XX (only species seen in this environment in this area).

8:48. See some small hummingbirds (species unidentified) fighting among themselves.

[[in margin]] Albi [[/margin]]
8:56 Hummingbirds have stopped. Then hear more presumed Albi R's NODWAH. Stop. Then hear more Whitestart CXXVII Songs. NODWAH. Stop.
NOTE:There are not a great many flowers here Certainly I have not seen any Passifloras (yet)

[[margin]] Albi [[/margin]]
Then more hummingbird Songs and Albi-type Rs. At first not overlapping. Then completely overlapping. Presumed Albi uttering R's while hummingbird continues. Then presumed Albi shuts up.  Hummingbird continues Then stops.

A few minutes later, hear more Whitestarts CXXVII

Transcription Notes:
passifloras = Passion Flowers