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P. PEARSON
1952
Mothoprocta (cont.)
feeding. The ? taking lead, the ? following a few feet or yards behind. Occasionally when he came close she would posture by presenting her posterior, raising it, and fluffing out the rump feathers. This gave a bright buff display with 2 conspicuous black/patches on either side of the anus. The effect was to frighten the ? away a few feet. After a time this pair wandered up the hill 50 yds and stood around. They then returned rather quickly to the flat and shortly after 2 turacos made short, senseless flights across the river onto the flat. After standing still for about a minute these started through the grass towards the original pair. Just touch of them until suddenly 2 turacoo were chasing back forth thru the grass, totalling about 25 yds before one took off screaming and landed about 25 yds away. This one and another then disappeared (most likely the trans-river pair) leaving 2 on the flats. These continued to feed etc. On one occasion when they were about 4 feet apart, the ? ran to the ? as though surprised, he squatted, and she stood out of him. He squatted quietly for about minute with her on top of him; she repeatedly jerked her wing tips. After hopping off they fed some more and then walked rather rapidly 200+ yds uphill where they disappeared together at 5 pm.
At 5:30 a ? on a flat down stream was giving the flicker or robin call persistently. He stood still about 10 minutes (apart for rotating) giving a chip about each 10 seconds. Each fledged looked down at each chips. Occasional other chips from uphill didn't bother him. After about 10