Field notes, v1408
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Koford C.B. Colobus abyssinicus 24 August 1965. Kibale Forest, Toro, Uganda [reciprocal groom] groomed od. (4?); then lay on side & ? gr. him. One of us approached to [alarm] 50 yds., 30' below, & gr. descended, alarmed. Juv. taken to chest by ads. & carried down. /0935, km. 6 on forest rd. to S., ad. of, juv.(3 yrs.?), ad. (4?), in same tree as seen 22 Aug. /0938, came before road camp, saw more in 1/2 mile of treetops. Not; 1/2 clouds. /0945, ridhams jet., ad.w. bleedinf. + about 3 in tree; in alarm descended to lower level (dense veg.). Nearby, 3 ads. together in branch (tree [br photo]); possibly same gr. /0957, halfway up ridham road, to E. saw 3d+od.; 1 juv. (3?). Ad. groomed od. / Back at km.6, about 12:40, 4 adults low (15'?) in tree where seen earlier, in wet rain. Some sat in rain w. head low forward, as when doin rain (C). / about 5:30pm, in path tall forest 1/2mi. E. of Kanyawara Forest Sts., saw 1 or 2 groups. An adult came out on bare limb of dead tree high over road, perhaps to look at me. Apparent second group, 300 yds. distant, seen by Riff and counted as 13 (no info. identified). Blues seem most common here, but redtail present; & hornbills, turacos. We heard calls, gurgling, repeated about 6 p.m., + these might have been Colobus. (Ridham said we call toddlers). Also many other unidentified calls, possibly some of chimpanzee. / Mr.Mizza reported seeing 2 or groups in short (1 ft.) grass near Kyagava (in Lake Murchwamba). 27 August 1965. Evening, about km.6.5, 4 (1w. bleedinf.) 250 yds. E. of road nr. top tree w. 1/4 dead branches. 28 August 1965. 0930, at least 4 in tree w. few loose about 200yds. SE of corner airstrip nr. K-6 sign on road. Redtails