Field notes, v1408
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Koford, CB Cercopithecus mitis 21 September 1965 Kibale Forest, Toro, Uganda atini & stayed mounted 10+ sec, as if in copulatory pose. Then the 2 separated w/interaction. / 1820, mi. 1.8E, one ate flowers Marlbania. Habitat seems same as mititons, but fewer groups smaller-might see to carry young, I think. 22 September 1965. About 0930, mi. 1.3E, 1 blue and 1 C. lodice. Blue to 20' Marlbania + fallen flowers; still there 20 min. later. 24 September 1965. Mi. 1.68E., 0820 one adult. / about 6 p.m., mi. 1.32 W, 3; two 20' from C. mititons in same tree. About 1650 I saw an at mi. 1.55 W. 25 September 1965. .0903, mi. 1.8 W, 5 in Marlbania+ other tree. One gave frightening sudden loud call, "my god!" damn? At least 2 eat yellow flowers Marlbania. Vets spread wide - 30-40 yds. apart. 26 September 1965. 0840, Ridharris NE comm forest, ad. and jiv. in Carapa (?-large leaves; many spherical 10 mm. green fruits). One to 3' from a C. mititons in another tree. / .9E, 1000, 4 with 2 redtails eating fruits Carapa (?- 10 mm. green spher- cial). Included one jiv. same tree! 3 27 September 1965. 0910, 1.33 W, 2 in Celtis tree near 7C. lodice. One picked & ate small new leaves, pulling branch to mouth. / 1.75 W, about 1730, one w. smell black inf. One ate yellow Marlbania flowers. / Mi. 2.1E afternoons hours, 1 in Marlhanis tree. 29 September 1965. About 1730, 6+ and 3+ C. mititlans at 1.68 W. Two large coffee bushes may be the other fruits; redtails seen to eat leaves. 30 September 1965. 11 a.m., 1.8 E, one in Celtis tree. / about 1730, 5 at 1.5 W. 1.55E, 30+(jiv.), in are 30+ C. mititons. Cells of blue