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Mixed Diglossini, Apr. 16, 1965, X     

[[left margin]] Humer [[/left margin]] 
Prime Eucalypts, the "permanent resident" Humers show a lot of overt hostility, especially aggressiveness. Presumably "trying" to establish territories within the Prime Eucalypts — but there are so many birds around that the residents are not even able to maintain individual distances very well. 

[[left margin]] Humer Coer [[/left margin]] 
V Many other Humers, and all the known Coers, spend an appreciable amount of time outside the Prime Eucalypts. These birds apparently maintain individual (or pair?) territories while outside the Prime Eucalypts. These territories are "clustered" around the Prime Ecualypts. In low scrub. Or in areas of low scrub interspersed with other Eucalypts. 

[[left margin]] Laf Humer [[/left margin]] 
VI The (only) local Laf observed outside the Prime Eucalypts seems to defend its territory against Humers. The neighboring Humers seem to defend their territory against the Laf. 

[[left margin]] Humer Coer [[/left margin]] 
VII I have very little information about the relations between Humers and Coers outside the Prime Eucalypts. Possibly the territories of the two species overlap. I have not seen any overt hostility between the two species outside the Prime Eucalypts. 

[[left margin]] Humer Laf Coer [[/left margin]] 
VIII All or most of the local Huemrs, Coers, and Laf(s), which occasionally maintain territories outside the Prime Eucalypts also visit these trees quite frequently. Apparently visit most frequently, and stay for the longest periods of time, in the early morning, during the middle part of the day if the weather is bad (fog and/or rain), and in the late afternoon. 

Then, they probably are in their territories away from the Prime Eucalypts only during the middle of the day (perhaps 8:00 a.m. — 3:00 pm.) when the weather is fine. 

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