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used when both the attack and escape drives are very strong. Attack probably only slightly predominant.(Although the female did perform overt attacks, she paused, in the General Fluff, each time before she did so. Obviously screwing up her courage during these pauses.)

I might add that the female remained quite silent throughout the whole incident, even when she was actually flying to attack.

Eventually, the Palm Tanager flew away. Then the female attacked a wren in the nesting tree. The female was in the General Fluff just before delivering the attack (this General Fluff may have been a "carry over" from the Palm Tanager incident).  Quite silent during the General Fluff before attack and during the attack itself.

The raising of the back feathers during this General Fluff was reminiscent of the fluffing of the back feathers during the WS's of male Bay-headed and Yellow-headed Tanagers.

The whole General Fluff pattern of the female was strikingly reminiscent of Thick-billed Euphonias!!!!

Early in the morning, female A drove away male A with CN Trll's and pecking intention movements when he came close to her while she was building.

Late in the morning, male A drove away another Plain-colored Tanager and several birds of other species with supplanting attacks and aerial chases. No display, not even any calls or notes.

Male A fed the female, or gave her n.m., at least 5 times this morning. (It is often difficult to determine exactly what he is giving her, as the transfer is always very rapid. Perhaps the behavior of the birds is the same in both cases). Twice the male gave a "Sreee" note as he flew to the female, and then neither bird did any more display (I was sure the male gave food to the female in one of these cases). In three other cases, there was