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Mixed Diglossini, Apr. 5, 1965, IV. 

[[margin]] XCC [[/margin]]
5:08 One XCC feeding quietly in Erythrina. Another lands nearby and drives it away. Then the second starts to feed. No other diglossine around at the time.

[[margin]] XCC [[/margin]]
I have now come to the conclusion that there is only one species of XCC here.

[[margin]] IXXVI? [[/margin]]
BQ's singing in distance 5:13 pm. Then shut up.

Aha! 5:24. A ♂ Bari suddenly suddenly flies into Erythrina where all the other diglossinis have been so active so frequently. But no other diglossine is around at the time. Perches silently. Then flies onto an Eucalypt. No other diglossine there either. Perches silently. Then flies off and disappears.

[[margin]] Bari XCC BQ [[/margin]]
Incidentally, the Baris seen here this trip have not been sticking to lower vegetation than the BQ's or XCC's. Probably all three species are averaging about the same.

[[margin]] Gen Bari [[/margin]]
Everything seems to be ignoring the Bougainvillea this trip. It may be sub-optimal as food. Does this mean that the ♀ and/or juv Baris which fed on it in 1962 where "inferior" or "subordinate"??? "Inferior" to adult ♂'s of their own species and/or BQ's.

[[margin]] BQ [[/margin]]
5:36 pm. Single BQ back in Erythrina. No other diglossine around.

Leaving 5:42 pm. Getting difficult to see.

[[imargin]] BQ Bari XCC [[/margin]]
There certainly are quite a lot of BQ's in the gardens of this hotel. In the area where I have made most of my observations (one very large Erythrina and surrounding bushes and eucalypts), there are at least two individuals (and probably four). Also at least two Baris, and at least two XCC's.

[[margin]] BQ [[/margin]]
BQ territories seem to be quite small. No more than 150