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Mixed Diglossini, Sept. 27, 1962, III 

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Hear another BQ singing "Ta-zreeee ta-zreee zuh" Also "Ta-zreeee ta-zreeee ta-zreeeee" [[drawings of sound waves underneath]]

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7:05 See 2 BQ's fighting in air, tumbling to ground. Silent except for a few muffled "zhee" Notes. AA, who has been singing in his normal way, suddenly begins to utter brief series of hard notes (almost chatter or R-like) before each song phrase, as soon as he sees the fight "Tuh-tuh-tuh-tuh-ta-a-zreeeeeee-uh tuh-tuh-tuh-tuh-tuh-ta-a-3reeeeeeeeeeee-uh....." Etc. [[drawing of sound waves under e's]] Then combatants disappear and AA resumes normal song after a few seconds This type of song with preliminary hard notes probably more strongly hostile than usual song probably at least moderately aggressive. AA showed no signs of retreat while he uttered these patterns.

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7:10. Another BQ, probably one of the combatants described above, flies from tree to tree and branch to branch. Uttering series of "Tuh" notes in flight. Always very hard, and accelerating appreciably "Tuh tuh tuh tuhtuhtuhtuhtuh" sort of thing. Sometimes such voices immediately preceded by 1 or 2 "Zhee" Notes. "Zhee zhee tuh tuh tuh tuh tuhtuhtuhtuhtuh" Number of "tuh" Notes in series apparently indeterminate. But seldom or never more than approximately 10 or 12. The bird feeds on Eucalyptus or Eucalyptus like flowers between flights. No special movements or postures.

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While this bird is behaving in this way, AA sings particularly rigorously. Songs more or less normal. An occasional phrase with one or two prelim. "Tuh" notes added. Then the bird uttering series "Tuh" notes disappears, and AA then stops singing.

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I think that series of "Tuh" notes must be the R of this species. (These notes are so sharp that they might be better transcribed as "Tuk",