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Mixed Diglossini, Sept. 24, 1962, V

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
sings repeatedly in flight. Then lands on perch, sings again & again. All songs with at least a trace of penultimate R 7:58.

These aerial displays would certainly appear to be at least partly hostile.

[[left margin]] Glor Ater [[/left margin]]
They seem to differ from the corresponding aterrima displays only in being performed over a larger arc. This is probably due to the fact that X territory is very large (probably slightly more than 100 ft long), much larger than any aterrima territory I have seen.

[[left margin]] Glor Ater [[/left margin]] Most of the territories of other Glors around here, in sunnier areas with lusher vegetation, seem to be approximately the same size as aterrima territories.

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
Another aerial display by X male 8:01. Just as before. Again! (these times, I think the bird was not disturbed by me.)

CORRECTION: This second flight was by another bird. A?

Male X and female back together again. Male chasing again with R's and R-Eeyah's.

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
Male apparently always stops singing when joined by female.

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
Both birds utter single "Seeet" Notes when moving about together apart from chases.

Walking back in main "Glor" area 8:27. Brilliant  sunlight  — and absolutely no song!

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
The other pair of Glors seen earlier (I shall call them "Y") still around together 8:45. Silent.

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
See another "Glor" definitely identified as Diglossa. Sings typical songs without R component. Bill OCB's during song, but only very slightly.

[[left margin]] Glor? [[/left margin]]
The bird which gave the peculiar "interrupted" song yesterday, is