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Marshall, 1945
Palau
Coluricinclatendbrosa
squeak at an intruder.
Habits: A very good parallel is the
Grey Jay - small groups move around
very silently, are very curious gather-
to look at' intruder. Have great
variety of conversational notes, great
vocal range, so very docile & will
sit very still watching you for
minutes at a time. Sometimes
they will come within 2 or 3 ft
& peer at you. The habit of
keeping the mouth open - tongue not
visible - when excited, is
remarkable.
Call Notes: Conversational - all varieties
as in Grey Jay - squeaks, whispers,
squeels etc - hard to describe any
particular or typical one. Quality of
the tone is some distinguishing
character - very funny.
Song heard only once on Koror-early
morning. Note -> Note -> Heard all the
time on Pelelin - including a
remarkable pre-dawn chorus (when
still dark) sounding like Robin Chorus.
Sing all thru day but not as many
as dawn. Song place is same as
forage witch - bird sings as it hops