Field notes, v1408
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Koford 2 redtail Cercopithecus mititans 27 August 1965. 200yds. S. [=0.2] Kibale Forest, nr. Fort Portal, Uganda 5:55, famin. walk of K-6 sign, one 20' up in 40 ft. tree w. sparse folia, 28 August 1965. 0940, K-6, in compound dead tree 100 yds. ESE, 2 (ad + juv.) picked & ate fruits (?). In another tree w. yellow flowers (Markhamia ?), 15' tall, 1 redtail ate apparent buds & flowers. 1120, 2 still in tree nr. K-6, feeding. | 1145, ¼ mi. E. of Buhawa house, 1 redtail handled (ate ?) yellow flowers of (10+) tree. | Mi. 5.4, at big turnout, 7 at (+1 blue). Also nr. mile 5.3, at least 4 at 1130. Redtails moving about fast & frequently, so hard to count. 5 September 1965. About mi. 0.9, one mangabey with band of C. mititans. 6 September 1965. About mi. 1.5, 7 p.m., 6+ in one Markhamia tree eating yellow flower buds, & sometimes upper rim of large flowers, discarding rest → divord. This tree is common yellow-flower ed one in which various monkeys seen lately. Cbadi's yawns! C. nict. 13 September 1965. 1030, mi. 1.1, 1 in band w. 1 C. ladius + 7 ad. C. alyssin. The redtail to the C. ladius, which ground it! Mi. 3.9, about 1300, boat to W, including 2-½ green juvs. All jumped snugly across gaps, going 15' across & falling 20'+. Legs held out in full, likely first, & not paddled. The juv. fell especially far. Landed in foreign branch. | Mi. 4.3 (area 20' stump out. side road) a single redtail eating 15mm diam. spherical green fruit, smooth, in "apricot"-looked tree; apparently alone. Rain started. 14 September 1965. Saw 2 w. C. ladius & Cercocobes nr. Mpango. R. at mi. 5.5 about 1000. |1230+, mi. 2.1, 2 to E. Commonest & most widely distributed forest monkey here.