"The quetzal was not a "messenger from the gods"-- the "diving behavior " is purely Lubman's idea"

"During spring the male performs flight displays, flying above the canopy and then ascending while vocalizing (Skutch 1944)."
[neotropical.birds.cornell.edu]

"During courtship, the males will perform spiraling skyward flights, then dive back to the canopy"
[www.costaricaexpeditions.com]

"The male puts its streamer tail to good use in spring breeding season, when it engages in soar-and-dive swooping displays intended to dazzle, or at least tickle the fancy of, a potential mate as it performs with its sinuous feather boas trailing behind.'
[www.moon.com]

WVK