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Mixed Diglossini, Sept. 25, 1962, IV

[[margin]] Glor Ater [[/margin]]
to be much more variable that aterrima near Quito. Why? Is variation disadvantageous for aterrima because it might "queer" its relations with all other allopatric diglossinis?? Or merely increase chances of confusion with lafresnayii ???

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Glor with peculiar "interrupted" song singing as usual 7:40

[[margin]] Glor [[/margin]]
8:05 a.m. Good heavens! See a single Glor hopping along ground (covered with short grass, except for a few absolutely bare spots) Repeatedly pecks down to ground. Obviously pecking up insects!

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Then see another Glor obviously fly catching from top small tree. I think this is the same bird I have seen fly catching before.

8:30 a.m. See a single Glor fly into into a small tree in which there is a Basileuterus XI. Lands quite close to the latter. Some distance away from a pair of PL  Altapetes which are following the Basileuterus. The Glor just looks at the warbler and then flies away.

[[margin]] Inter [[/margin]]
Rather surprisingly, there didn't seem to be any Inters with a mixed flock of Basileutereus XI, PL Altapetes, and Chlorophonia  XII (see today's notes on Altapetes) which was around briefly earlier in the morning.

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9:25 New area. Moderately dry scrub. Sunlight. Few trees 9050 ft. Hear what is apparently Glor song, beginning as well as ending with R. "Zraaa weee rrrirunyah” [[sound waves under quotation]]

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There are certainly Glors around here; but apparently not very common. Must prefer slightly lusher vegetation.

Looking around hotel in the afternoon

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The extreme variability of BQ songs here may be significant in connection with the problem discussed above, on previous page and top of the

Transcription Notes:
allopatric = occurring in separate non-overlapping geographical areas. Glossy flowerpiercer: Diglossa lafresnayii Chlorophonia :a genus of finches