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Tangara, Aug. 31, 1958, I.     

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Watching an apparently isolated Green [[male symbol ?]] feeding and moving about in the tree-tops. I was stunned to discover that this bird was giving WS after WS after WS. The actual sound of the WS phrases was quite reminiscent of the Palm Tanager. Impossible to describe adequately. Perhaps, more "whispery" than the WS of the Palm — without being softer. Sometimes begun and/or ended with a few more distinct "Whit" or "Wheeet" Notes. Also the whole thing was perhaps slightly reminiscent of Sporophila songs These WS phrases were given from a variety of unritualized-looking perching and sitting postures; but some of them, and perhaps all of them, were accompanied by definite Q. Beginning very slight at the beginning of a phrase, and increasing toward the end. Wings just held out a little — even at its most extreme — not like SH of Tiaris. Not drooped or spread. The bill was kept slightly open during the whole phrase, without opening and closing in rhythm with the notes — or only very little.

This bird was obviously fully adult. 

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Some of the family parties of Silver-throats seem to have joined up with one another. I have seen one flock which was apparently composed of at least 2 families; and I have also caught a group of 6, mixed young and adults, which was apparently a flock of 2 families

Tangara, I 

September 1, 1958
Cerro Campana

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Watching another apparently single or isolated adult Green

Transcription Notes:
Mostly transcribed. Cannot make out much of the bird species names. Some more common words also missed out. Any help greatly appreciated in making out the words I've missed. added a missing word and removed a punctuation. Should we describe the green and yellow lines along the left margin?