DuVal, E.H. 2005 Journal Isla Boca Brava, Chiriqui, Panama 28 Apr [omit] chick and replaced him in the nest, again arranging the chicks so that their leg bands were hidden by each others' bodies. When I checked the nest again after lunch, the youngest chick was again gone. As I searched the ground for him, the female wedded into the net (finally) and I gave up baby-hunting for banding. I'm not sure why she picked on the littlest one - the second round of baby-tossing took place after at least one trip to the nest with both chicks left in place. The female (new VFV) was badly caught + is likely to abandon the nest anyway at this point. 29 April 2005 The S-10 female did abandon (and the A-4 one did not). I returned to the S-10 nest in the afternoon, ~234. after the female was captured. The remaining chick was hungry and there were many large ants in the nest, apparently attracted by the ~3 undisposed-of fetal sacs. The ants were apparently biting the chick as well, as he was making a squeaky alarm call and writhing in the nest as