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Mixed Deglossini, Apr. 4, 1965, IV    

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Bari  BQ  
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ing at them. Perhaps shows a slight tendency to follow them. Then I love sight of all the birds.

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Incidentally, there is a single Striated Saltator around which seems to be feeding on Erythrina flowers just like a BQ!!!

There also are lots of hummingbirds feeding on same flowers in usual hummingbird style.

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Note: ∅ seems to have its fair share of the aggressiveness characteristic of almost all nectarivorous birds.

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∅ back 5:05 pm.  Feeding on bases corollas. Ignores a female Bari feeding in same tree 30 ft away. 

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There probably are at least 2 'green winged" XCC's which visit this particular Erythrina frequently. But, if so, they certainly stay very far apart from one another and/or visit alternately.

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Aha! 5:16 pm. Just saw one green-back XCC supplant another individual of the same species.

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One green-back XCC ignores a BQ 50 ft away in same tree

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Now there is a pair of BQ's feeding over a large part of this particular tree. While both XCC and Bari absent

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Incidentally, why does one see only female Baris around the hotel here? Are the sexes segregated?

Leaving at 5:32 pm. Rain pouring.

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COMMENT: 
It has just occurred to me that, in carbonaria s. l. ssp. rufous underparts seem to be correlated with relatively dry environments, while black underparts seem to be correlated with relatively very humid environments

Transcription Notes:
striated Saltator - is correct.