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Stebbins, R.
1963
Asian Trip
25
New Delhi
Jan. 13 sec gray crows, flocks of the myna-like bird,
many smaller species, chalas, etc. The
chores reminded me of the crescendo of bird
music heard in my boyhood in the Santa
Monica Mountains. A few minutes after sun
rise the songs ceased abruptly and only
an occasional crow was heard. Mornings are
cool but not uncomfortable. One feels comfortable
dressed in undershirt and coat at night
outdoors. The weather so far has been beautifully
clear, except for morning haze and some dust
in the afternoon.
Jan. 15 Met Mr. Dhanushkodi at 9:40 a.m. at the
monkey site. Filmed the monkeys and Indian
children feeding them. The children were afraid of
the old male who occasionally snarled & charged
them and were impressed when I went into the
woods to film them when they were frightened into
the trees by a dog. The band contains 12-15
individuals. There seems to be only one dominant
male. There were 3 or 4 females old enough to
be on their own, intermediate sizes and I
saw one large female with an infant clinging
to her belly. One adult seen to drink spent
a minute or so sweeping his left hand across
the water surface before drinking, perhaps to
remove surface contaminants since the
stream, although clear in places had a floating