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Mixed Diglossini, Apr. 16, 1965, II.        42

[[left margin]] Laf? Coer [[/left margin]]
from Coer. No reaction between the two. Then Coer moves off, not fast, in normal feeding routine. 

[[left margin]] Coer [[/left margin]]
"Coer" definitely supplanted, twice, by Humer or Laf. 6:15

[[left margin]] Gen [[/left margin]]
God! The birds are active this morning! At least as active as yesterday. And God! There are a lot of them. 

[[left margin]] Humer [[/left margin]] 
Every once in a while, one or more Humer(s) fly(ies) off into adjoining low scrub. Looking for insects. One also hops along almost bare ground 6:20 am. One bird twice utters very brief, obviously low intensity Humer-type twitter while in scrub. Then flies back to Eucalypts. 

[[left margin]] Humer [[/left margin]] 
God! There are a lot of hostile chases among the Humers in the Eucalypt.

[[left margin]] Humer [[/left margin]] 
One Humer makes fly catching flight from tree. 

[[left margin]] Laf [[left margin]]
6:23. See one bird in Eucalypt which I am sure is Laf. Feeding silently on flowers. No other diglossine approaches it during the few seconds I have it in view. 

6:25. Hear a few "Zhaa" type Notes in Eucalypt

[[left margin]] Laf Humer [[left margin]]
Presumed Laf supplants presumed Humer. Silently. 

Hear a few bursts of twitter from trees. Humer, Coer, or Cy. Definitely not Laf. 

[[left margin]] Coer Humer [[/left margin]] 
Watch Coer (definitely identified) feeding for a couple of minutes. Most of the time not close to any Black Diglossas. But once, for some seconds, feeds only 6" from a Humer (definitely identified). No overt reaction between the two birds. I.E. again, this shows that the Humers do not regard the Coers as full members of their own species. 

[[left margin]] Coer [[/left margin]] 
The Coer(s) seem to be sticking, pretty much to the upper half of these trees. 

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