Field notes, v1408
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C. Koford 1965 27 Colobus abyssinicus 9 October 1965. Kibale Forest, Toro, Uganda About 10 a.m. I walked from home to 1.5 on road & back. 2gp of 4+ in tree A and adjacent. As I passed at 150yds, ad. D came 50' toward me in true & sat crunched facing me, head low - possibly unrested penis is displayed in this posit. Later some sat in rain in open on high brancher. When kids ascended tree house to watch, gps retreated to adj. tree on far (SE) side of A. 1/1 E, I saw 4 at ado, probably the 1.2 gp. of 7. 1.35 E, 3 (n+?) ado. + juv. 1 (n ado. inf.); prob. sexual 4. And at 1.25 W, 3 or + ado. (= ?). / In gps A area, Kolf counted 7 ado, 2 juvs, 1 big infant (=10). About 2 hrs. after ascended tree (0930), some adults returned to tree A and fed; 5 ado. in A while juvs. + inf. played in first tree, but finally came to A. / Rain midday + afternoon. 10 October 1965. Vicinity Dawa Ruin in Kibale Forest, on road S. of Kigarama to Pujodi. About 2.5 mile forest along road; about 90', no scent cutting, poisoning, & can walk about in forest fairly well. Dark tree close, & few died compared to Rogers samuil area. Saw no Colobus in 2 hours driving up & down road, & walking, midday (redtail present, heard chimp). / In forest patch .3 to 1.4 mi. S. of Kanyawara ranger house, at least 2 bands of 7+ along road. Wary; flee fast at appr. to 50yds. of tree. In one gp, 7 in succession followed same route at fairly regular intervals of 1/4 to 1/2 min. Jumped 12' gap, crossing about 100' above roadbed, landing in resilient rod-folaged branch. No cutting or poisoning here; the understory woody & possible. 11 October 1965, Kolf's Kristi watched gp. of 9 from tree house; in tree A + vicinity. Saw 4+ infant D. & large juv. D play-wrestled w. biggest D7. One 4 appeared to be pregnant. Still in there trees at 12 M. / 1030, 1.13 E., 2 n + ado. feeding on Celtis; pull twigs to mouth, 1055,