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We noted a decided difference in facial colors of mated birds. 
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Soliciting birds (??) always were the brighter of the pair with pink 
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and green as well as blue and red. The «f(?) is always redder and 
bluer in his face, the iff) is always more orange and green. Soliciting 
postures(which may also function as aggressive advertisers of one’s 
presence on territory) axe done by the $(?) (green and orange faced 
birds) and are directed at the mate in s head up tail up bath-wings- 
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Wings are hunched forward. Voice: a thin throaty rasp, very 
low Intensity of the same territorial rasp given on arriving at the 
roost or nest area. 
Several times I noted birds flying in high circles (m.p.p.) carry¬ 
ing nest materials. Materials were seen being gathered from the ground. 
Copulation was observed to take place on the nest (2 times) and next 
to (once) the mat. 
One killed (by mongoose) adult was found eaten. 
Activities: Maximum numbers were observed on roost at 184-5. 
Most of behavior was fighting,courting. Flight: Today many birds 
were seen to be slipping wind. Of ten birds decended hundreds of feet 
in a few seconds this way. (ia.p.p, ). 
