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C. Koford
Colobus abyssinicus
7 October 1965 Kibale Forest, Toro, Uganda
1555, two A mms. Pritham's road, 9 (+inf.), largest ? with seen over L. eye. It came to close side thr + faced us as if threatening.
One gave tiny blobs of food; jerles; like rhinus thread but much less moist. Some eating Celtis leaves. /1625, N. of highway, 200 yds. E. of saumill, 5 CA ods. in one Markhamia tree, apparently eating leaves & buds. /1700, 0.6 mi. on saumill road, W. side,
gp. of 10?, w. 10+ jiv., 10+ inf., 10+ ad. ? (usual + gp.?).
L.E.
Light rains; drove S. /1.35E, 4 od + jiv. 1(a mt.), upper same gp. as seen before here. 1.35 W., a gp of 8? near tree where 5+ C. boodvis, + one od. to same tree. Showers. (the 1.4 W.
[55?] gp. of 7?). /1.75W., single ad.? in tree. /1.95W., kinky-tail ? + 3 other ads. (another pruit?), eating Celtis leaves, quickly.
First time seen on W. side road here! No more to K-8 sign, as returned N. In same tie w.4 at 1.35E, about 3 redtails. 1.35W., one a rare in big Baconite, where C. boodvis saw shot x ago.
8 October 1965. 1700, 3/10 camulus, calms. Along Pritham's road, in tree A", 2a+ jivs. in gp., probably the 9 (scar L eye ?).
Now seen to K-6 + bch 5. 1745, 1.36E, 3(a 4) ods.+ jiv.1
(gp. not
usual seen). 1.45E, 9+2 white infs. and 1 black big inf.; 30?
seen for
including "stamp tail" - he came closest to us, as if in threat.
long ?
One white inf. all white hair, silky + wavy, + pink skin showing at throat; prob. from recently. One redtail similar as one, s a C.
boodvis to 6' from one. /1815, 1.55 W., 7a+ incl. 2at jivs,
2a+ od.? ??. The ???? hurried off to S, leaving 3 ads in first Celtis
while others incl. jivs. to N. (prob. the 1.4W. gp of 7?
at;
a wary bunch). /1850, still gp. in tree "A" + vicinity, Pritham Rd.