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1957
21 July
Calypste anna
all, and sometimes as many as 5-10
times, and in every case checked, this
meant the nearby presence of another
hummer, usually on the fruthana
lush. In some instances this was a
Calypste, mother a Selarphorus, but
the territorial luhona was also seen.
The O called, the intruder might
then linger, usually leave without
chase by the O. Occasionally chase
occurred, sometimes winding around
the fruthana trees with the intruder
leaving only after some persistence
in chase by the male. Chip-notes
were given in flight then probably
also from perches. That this deep
note has been aggepstional significance
was most clearly indicated by one
act; an intruder appeared, the
male beeped, then took a position
many a foot above his perch
giving four beeps about a second
apart, then chased! On the 20th,
there were several clashes between
him and O I; the latter appearing
when (though not on all occasions)
there was activity near the fruthana