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87 Mixed Diglossini, Apr. 12, 1965, IV [[left margin]]BQ Colibri[[/left margin]] Then the BQ disappears. And a C. coruscans arrives! Everything very dull 7:40 [[left margin]]Gen[[/left margin]] 7:43 Wren sings. No diglossine around, or audible at the time (but they haven't been singing before either). There is a single female Redstart here too. Quite silent and alone. Going back over toward old area. [[left margin]]BQ[[/left margin]] Hear M singing in distance. Also another BQ in different area. This latter is singing definite doublet songs. "Ta-ta ta-zaaaa ta-ta ta-zaaaaa" Some overlap with M. 8:00 am. M still singing. More or less as early this morning. Not many doublets. But some single phrases have two "flourishes" at the end. Nothing else singing at same time. [[left margin]]BQ XCC BQ[[/left margin]] Back to "new" Erythrina 8:05. There is a BQ feeding in it NOD. Then the BQ disappears. Then an XCC appears and feeds in almost same area. NOD. Then it disappears too Then a BQ appears NOD. Flies off. [[left margin]]BQ XCC BQ[[/left margin]] Then, 8:12, I see a juv. BQ and an XCC feeding on flowers only 10 ft apart (at best). Apparently completely ignoring one another. But both soon disappear. [[image: sketch of bird]] LXXVI Eye reddish Notice relatively small head Then a pair of tanagers LXXVI shows up. One much duller than the other (juv.). Very distinctive birds. Characteristic shape (re drawing). At first, appear in non-flowering tree next to Erythrina. Apparently
Transcription Notes:
C. coruscans = "Colibri coruscans" (very beautiful bird)