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C. humilis
97
6.5 mi. E Teguientlo
May 5 Pair gathering nest material - fiber & fruit & May 5-1 plant.
Their nest was placed about 9 feet up in a mimosa ?
Near the road where there is a narrow border of these plants.
Apparently only the male sings the song, with tail fanned
& head up, while & trills. Only heard trill from ?. She
will give this in answer to imitation of or call after
male has been shot.
Foraging spots - in flowers of the large cactus - common
on arm of large cactus, on branches and about flowers
of largest tree. In other deciduous trees.
Saw ? take dust bath on ground,
Other lundo in some vegetation : Detrus pustulatus,
black-capped-type grt catcher (glendart), Caloritta
formosa , Amazona albifrons , Centurus sp. (common),
Myiarchus sp. (small, common). Few few other spp.
Wrens hop along branches.
Heard one lone or giving a soft song, apparently
looking for mate (?).
Pairs evenly spaced - suggests territoriality. Pairs
move together - very little singing. When ? sings
& trills. Next we saw today was unfinished,
just a bowl of little twigs filled nutt plant down.
No Thryothorus here.
Saw one lino peek at closed cactus flower.
Heard both two & three syllable songs but 2 is more
common. Once heard two birds duet 1 note song
- may have been or & ?.