Field notes, v1408
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Koford, CB 3 Cercopithecus mitis 13 September 1965 Kibale Forest, Torg Uganda about 6.30 p.m., one eating yellow Markhamia flower under at edge gp. 5 Col. slugs. at mi. 1.0 on Kenya SM road. Another 200 yds. 5, alone, high in tree or branch, not feeding. 14 September 1965: 1230, mi. 2.9, + to E. One calls cheow - loud strung cough repeated at 5-10 sec. intervals; alarm call? 15 September 1965. 1530, mi. 1.13, one, alone, gave rough cry. 17 September 1965. 1755, mi. 1.45, w., 2 ate Markhamia flowers. Mi. 1.45, E, / 10' up tree, alone. At 18 September 1965: 1820, mi. 1.15, 3 to W. in Markhamia & other trees. 19 September 1965: about 100 yds. E. of road along Elephant Control Path, 1010, 6 or + blues in mod. dense foliage. Tails seem longer than other species. One juv. (yearling?). 20 September 1965. 1540, mi. 1.5 W., 6 out with 3 redtails. (+ C. nictitans) Blues eat flowers Markhamia (+ so Col. slugs.). Most redtails at lower level, down to 15' high. Blues underspread; 10-50 yds between webs. One juv.; squealing? Blues + redt. eat flowers same M. tree, 5 yds. apart. 21 September 1965: about 1/4 mi. E. of Banniel entrance, on N. side highway, 4 juv. one half grown juv., in 20' bushes. Fed on fresh 20' green leaves where thin foliage. / 1630, mi. 1.3 W., 3 in one Mark- hamia tree eating flowers; earlier a redtail in same tree (white giving way?). / 1745, mi. 1.68 W., where 10+ redtails seen about 1800 on 2 previous ever, 10+ blues (incl. juv. and one tiny but not serious) redtails with 10+ redtails in mixed group going through mod.-foliaged tree in rough procession, many following same branches; also see C. berbis in groups. A large blue mounted smaller as if in copul-