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Mixed Diglossini, Sept. 26, 1962, VI

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Whenever I was able to see the Inters actually feeding, they were picking at the blades of leaves. Presumably picking up insects. They showed a definite preference for thick shrubbery & bushes of moderate height. Shrubbery and bushes both inside and at the edge of the wood, but all without conspicuous flowers. The Inters also went both very low near ground and high in trees, occasionally, but only relatively rarely.

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They appeared to be following the Basileuterus XI warblers, more or less, but when I lost the flock, and then found the warblers again, the Inters (as well as all the other members of the flock, besides the warblers) had disappeared. Gone from the neighborhood completely.

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So the Inters are not completely dependent on Basileuterus XI warblers.

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There is no doubt, however, but that they are much more closely and frequently associated with mixed flocks than are any of the other local diglossines (see also below).

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In general, the Inters seem to prefer to feed in lower vegetation than the Basileuterus XI warblers, altho there is nearly or absolutely complete overlap.

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There was a considerable difference in size between the 2 Inters associated with this flock. Presumably a sexual difference.

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I was rather surprised today to find that the Inters were quite reminiscent of Glors, in appearance, when moving rapidly in and out of sunlight. In shade, the blue of the Inters looks very dark. In sunlight, the black of the Glors reflects the light and may look bluish

Transcription Notes:
"Inter" = diglossa intermedium