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Mixed Diglossini, Sept. 19, 1962, IV  9

more R's as before

[[left margin]] Albi [[/left margin]]

[[image]] sideview of bird [[/image]]  
Posture at end of R, with tail high
Slightly ruffled - probably wet.

Then I hear another bird uttering similar but not identical R's in bush a few feet away. Buff-throat R's lower pitched and a little harsher than those of the adult male Albi. "Sraaaaaaaa" [[sound waves under a's]]. Then adult male Albi flies away. Buff-throat follows. Both feed on low plants, probably probing for insects, about 1 ft above ground.

I think this must have been an adult ♂ and attendant juvenile ♂.

[[left margin]] Albi [[/left margin]]
I think the R's must be the "song" of this species. Very nice! One of the more specialized songs of the group as a whole.

[[left margin]] Albi [[/left margin]]
If so, the local Albis are very different from the Glors in immediately obvious characters. But ♂ Albis would be less different from aterrima. Did Albi originate in an aterrima environment????

I got a very good view of the Buff-throat during this incident. Quite brown above. Buff on throat and upper breast quite bright. Extending on face up to eyes. Probably some streaking on belly, but very inconspicuous in the field. Definite trace white axillary tufts.

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
8:30. Something in the A Glor area is uttering Diglossini type songs. Two types of phrases, with intermediates
"zeewa zeewa zeewa zeewa"
"zeewa zeewa zeewa zeewaararrra" [[wra's sounds written like sound waves]]
I think these must be uttered by A himself, but I can't see him.

Transcription Notes:
*I think its spelled auxiliary **NO, it is axillary: growing from an axil.