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Mixed Diglossini, Apr. 6, 1963, VII. [[circled]] 35 [[/circled]]

[[margin]] Gen [[/margin]] There certainly seem to be fewer tubular flowers on this mountain, in spite of its humidity, than on Atacaso (or, probably, the Páramo de Guasca or the mountain above Bogotá).

One of the local indians told me that the mountain here is called Chutacocha. My cabdriver says that the nearest valley (at the base of the next mountain) is call Acomayo.

Going to work at base of same mountain this afternoon 8600-8800 ft Arrive 3:30 p.m. Raining!

Rain getting worse and worse 3:45.

[[margin]] Brun [[/margin]] See single Brun uttering brief ordinary song phrases, in unritualized posture, in Eucalypt, next to corn field. This is probably the bird that did a display flight this morning.

Incidentally, I forgot to add a few points to my account of this morning's observations.

[[margin]] Pect Brun [[/margin]] Both A Pect and the C Bruns sang from a great variety of perches, in addition to their favorite stations. Almost always exposed. In trees and bushes, anything from 3 to 20 ft above ground. A Pect's favorite station was approximately 20 ft above ground. The stations preferred by the Bruns were anything from 10 to 20 ft above ground. 

[[margin]] Brun [[/margin]] The Bruns never showed any Belly fluffing during songs. (None of the Bruns I have seen anywhere has performed any ritualized fluffing of any sort.)

[[margin]] Pect [[/margin]] When I say that the A Pect did not perform any ritualized postures or movements before chasing and supplanting the Brun(s), this does not mean that it had no special pre-attack posture It usually, in fact, went down into a sort of head low, "forward crouch" posture (apparently without G) before attacking. But this did not seem extensive enough to be ritualized

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