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Mixed Diglossini, Sept. 1, 1965, I

[[left margin]] Glor [[/left margin]]
7:35 am. Region of second growth scrub. Where Glor seen in 1962. Hear a couple of Glor Song phrases. No R component. NODWA.

[[left margin]] Gen [[/left margin]]
There are lots of salmon-pink Passiflora flowers around here, in various places.

[[left margin]] 28 Albi Carbonaria [[/left margin]]
7:45. Some distance further on. See ✓✓ single ♂ Albi ✓✓ (1)  fly across clearing into scrub under trees. Silent in flight. And definitely alone. But then, when he gets into the scrub, he apparently becomes involved in dispute with some other (unidentified) bird. And I hear R during dispute. Presumably uttered by ♂ Albi (but I am not sure that I can distinguish between "simple" R's of Albi and those of carbonaria s.l.)

8:01. Still further along path. Region second growth scrub. Hear more Albi R's. NODWA.

(Albis here certainly are not always in scrub under trees.)

SEE ALSO TODAY'S NOTES ON GENERAL MIXED FLOCKS.

[[left margin]] Cy [[/left margin]]
COMMENT. This does not seem to be one of the regions where Cys frequently are members of mixed flocks.

[[left margin]] Scan Gen [[/left margin]]
NOTE: There was a lot of rain in Mérida itself this afternoon. Finally stopped, in the evening. All during the afternoon, I heard Colibri sp. sounds (both "cluck" song and hostile Twitters). Finally, ca 6:25 pm., I went out to look for the birds uttering the sounds. Saw and identified one individual. Definitely Scan. (This makes it likely that the Colibri(s) seen near Chorros de Milla in April also were Scans!)

[[left margin]] Scan [[/left margin]]
The Scans here are so vocal now that they probably are in breeding condition.

[[left margin]] Scan [[/left margin]]
The Scan seen this afternoon was feeding on Eucalyptus flowers in the hotel garden. These Eucalyptus seem to be favored by all the nectar-feeding

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Chorros de Milla Is an urban zoological garden located at 1850 masl in the northeastern end of the city of Mérida Underlines in original text were not transcribed. As per Instructions: Do not indicate font style, underlined, or bolded or italicized text.