Field notes, v1408
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Koford, CB Colobus abyssinicus 30 September 1965. Kibale Forest, Toro, Uganda (1.25 land) 1650, 1 I E, 7 ad. as usual; some in coffee (?) trees, which bear 15 mm fruits. Boik at 0.4w, saw 7 ad. again, same place; 1 grey inf., and one ad. C. guereza similar as some. 1 October 1965. T0: Toro Game Preserve, Wasa R., Toro, Uganda (E.) Arrived at old Bushman camps 1/2 mile downstream from Wasa R. bridge about 1 p.m. Saw 5+ in tree 100 yds. from camp. Across river to N., 6+ in trees on river. From Waza Camp, 1/4 mile above bridge, saw 6 ad. in two ovens river, to W., resting. Conspicuously larger white hair on back + tail than at Kibale, & tail tuft cleaner whiter, so white more conspicuous. Milled shrubs + trees along river in irregular belt after 1/4 mile wide; few tree over 80 ft. /1640, 55 N/E "Gp. A" A 150 yds. S/W of camp, 9 (2 juv) in top + side fresh gum mod. hard (simple alt. deciduous) tree. Walked upstream; 1713, 1/4 mile W. camp on N. side river diam. "Gp. B" B (along large Y shaped tree, 3 ads. There in isolated patch 100 yds. across; to home must E.W. cross 100' min. of grass, to W. Tail tends conspic., espccr when run. /1805, (2gp C)E (often, & + inf.) C 200 yds. N/W of camp in top fine new leafed tree, many - Kristi counted 14+ max.-feeding "Gp. A" gone, but 3 in P big-leafed tree 50 yds. W. of site. At 1805, barkers heard, + gp. 9 Papio seen in large big leafed tree 100yds. 15 E N/W of camp, within 50 yds. of where Colobus seen earlier. 2 October 1965. 0200, gurgling bands of Colobus from 2 or 3 sites in area camps A and C; apparently 2 howled from area of C. Also Papio barkers, which perhaps startled the colobus. (Disturbance calls?). Resident to about 6 groups in night bowling at disturbance. /0700, bands C and A' still in trees, tho I saw only C at former (3 latter). Long drizzly rain then. The gurgling calls heard about 0630. These gps. still present 0900, as rain continued. /1110, I saw one ad. on their branch of tree on S. bank, 200 yds. downstream from opposite camps. Band "C" (8 ads + gray inf.)