94 JOSEPH HAYDOCK MELANERPE FORMICIVOROUS QU GRANDE HNHR 17 April Continued from previous page. 11:43 ♀ and ♂ Enter nest cavity, ♀ entered 2nd, Both stayed about 30sec; ♂ stayed 1min more after ♀ left. 11:45 End obs. Males do not seem to be male guarding, but group does more or less stay together. 18 April. Caught 5 in coast (Mark) Released 2026, 1616 at dawn, released 2295 at 5:45 Held 2038 (removed to aptivity until after egg laying) 18 April 9:45 Power struggle—at least 10 birds in granery with constant chasing. 10:58 2 unb. ♀'s 10:59 [2172] green 11:02 pink [2026] 11:07 orange/blue-wt(N) [2295] 11:22 m/red-wt(N) 11:22 m/green 11:32 orange-lt blue/m [1616] CVGR 11:46 orange (red-wt(N), ♀ [?♀ cr/r-w(N) #2053, CVI] 11:48 m/white 11:49 yellow/d-green-orange 11:56 by-/yellow (yellow) ♀ [♀2336 MPHF] 11:59 red/lt-blue ♀[♀2151 Murf] 12:00 3 unb. ♀'s seen at once. 12:40 m/wt 12:40 yellow/d-blue-orange [♀2081 MPHF] 12:41 dk-wt/yellow 12:41 m/white [♀2336 MPHF] 13:19 End Obs. All four group members (2038 remained) actively chasing intruding ♀'s, mostly however 2026 is chasing all chasing in main granery.