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Marshall, 1945
APO #244 Maranas
8 January
Young collected from 15' in tree - an
acacia type where Zosterops always
forages. Several seen - chasing
each other with siren-like calls.
Song not heard. Forages in
foliage. About 30 Zosterops in
loose flock - forage especially in
the trees that have small leaves
Acacias - always found in that
type of foliage. Many siren-like
calls. Flick wings often. Rapid
movements in foraging in foliage.
A common posture is like a
swthat with bill & body
in line. One large mixed
flock foraging in little-leaved
trees together - 20+ Zosterops high,
5 or 6 Rhipidura low, chasing
each other and singing. 4 or 5
"Yellow Warblers" middle heights and
soon made off to denser low
growth. No ground foraging bird
seen. Myzomela doesn't associate
with the other small birds -
stays higher up and takes long
aerial flights above trees.