Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4220
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Holmes,R 1962 Crocceria alba 1 June Borrow, Alaska 3 birds seen w. of Nth Road - between it & The insect plots (1 displaying bird seen on Nth area). The 2 birds in the vicinity are perpendicular To the road when 1 displacer in good breeding plumage : The other was a very whitish underside and rose / red crown & a marked back. The displaying bird was feeding - small patches of grass from it. Then - It would go into display flight (south for less than 10') + give the deep Nah, nah, nah. Then land - resume feeding. No winging behavior was noted. Several times, it displayed for a minute or two - about 8-12' above the ground- with extended & rapidly quivering wings. (It) Tail was slightly spread & it would be carried by the wind for that distance while in the pasture, before returning to a more direct course. In this case, The display landed - Nuffled its both feet on - stood the neck forward with the tail slight