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Mixed Diglossini, Sept 23, 1962
Párama La Negra

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
Arrive site 8700ft. 5:45 am. Too dark to see much but can hear Glors singing already.

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
One bird singing continuously. Phrase after phrase with hardly any pause between them. Phrases without R component. Singing from one perch until I approach. Then flies to another. Stays there

First burst of song over 6:00 am. Starts again a few minutes later.

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
Watching another Glor sing Top small tree, 25-30 ft above ground. Not particularly fluffed underneath. Again song without R component. Almost all birds here singing from tops small trees.

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
Amount of black extremely variable see below

[[image]] sketch of bird, black seems to come down to foot.[[image]]
Another Glor song posture, of the small-headed, large bodied type, with some belly fluffing

The black shown here does not necessarily go with this posture 

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
Watch single Glor feeding. On tubular flowers in usual way. Silent except for occassional soft "Tut." fo "Tuck"s heard near Téleferico #1 where AlCN's or SHN's.

This whole area is a rather park like expanse mixed shrubbery and small trees. Lots of flowers

Transcription Notes:
found Páramo La Negra by googling but not Párama La Negra