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Mixed Diglossini, Aug. 22,1965, III. 109      
  
of Song now!!!

[[left margin]] Laf Coer [/left margin]]
Laf shuts up. Then Coer Sings again. NODWA.

Going to walk down road 6:47 am.

[[left margin]] Cy 42 [/left margin]]
About 50 ft. away, see single Cy ✓ perched 15 ft up. Apparently alone. Singing. NODWA. All Song phrases long rapid Twitters, usually or always preceded by "Tsit" Intro Notes. 
    
[[left margin]] Cy Coer [/left margin]]
Cy shuts up. Flies away. Then I hear more Coer Songs behind me. NODWA. Coer shuts up. Cy sings again. So Coer-Cy mutual inhibition may be "working" Cy shuts up. Starts again. Perched 3 ft up in area burnt scrub.

[[left margin]] Cy 43 [/left margin]]   
Actually there seem to be two ✓ Cys around here. Flitting about actively from place to place. Usually only a few feet apart. Alone. Apparently not fighting. It is interesting, therefore, that at least some of the Cy phrases include four "Tsit" Intro Notes.
    
[[left margin]] Cy Humer [/left margin]]
Cy shuts up. Humer Sings. Humer shuts up. Cy Sings again. No overlaps.(Cy and Humer territories are at least adjacent here.)
    
[[left margin]] Coer Laf [/left margin]]
ADDITION: The territories of the Coer and Laf whose Songs overlapped this morning also are at least adjacent. Possibly even partly overlapping. But, if so, apparently not to any very great extent.

[[left margin]] Laf 45 Humer Laf [/left margin]]
7:12. Going uphill along side path. Several Lafs Singing. Apparently NODWA. Then Lafs shut up. One Humer utters several Song phrases. No overlap. All Humer phrases with terminal or subterminal R's. Then Humer shuts up. Then more Laf Songs in distance.

[[left margin]] Humer Laf [/left margin]]
Rather surprisingly, therefore, it would appear that Hummer-Laf mutual Song inhibition also may be "working" now!!! This is a very different state of affairs from what I remember of previous visits to this region as a whole!!! Is it working now because neither Laf

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