Field notes, v1753
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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