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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-