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Transcription
K. Selander,
1954
22
SE Tonala', Chiapas, Mexico
Novel 25 Calls are rather varied:
1 'cau', 'cau-dit', 'ca-ca-cau' (very fast)
common
2 'qua-qua' very fast - may be same as 1
3 'qua-dot' (very fast - may be same or variation of
1
4 'ca-dot-cat-dot' - very fast; may be same or
variation of 1 - this type note given while
foraging.
Songs:
1 one bird sang "who-weet, who-weet" etc
while another gave a querulous 'qua series.
This may be variation or some of song described
on previous page by a pair. In this case also
2 birds were perched close together with tails fanned out.
2 "'Pico-wa, pico-wa, 'pico-wa" - lone bird.
or 'Pico-what, 'pico-what, 'pico-what'
or 'Pico-weet, pico-weet - lone bird gave this
fast.
or 'what-do-it, weet-do-it, weat-do-it"
given by a pair in perfect unison. Birds may
have been a bit disturbed.
or "Tweek-o-wee, tweek-o-wee"
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or "cha-'que-co, cha-'que-co"