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Holmes, R.
1961
Eremetes pusillus
8 June Barrow, Alaska
posture I appeared to count This cDv display-
er. It is possible however that there
may have been c 3rd bird involved, but
nevertheless - do both seen display?.
Another pair was seen later at a nut
depression, (actually, this depression had
been sat in by a red-bird less than 5
minutes before - but was now taken over
by these semi-puls). The pair walked
up to the site. One bird cocked its tail
& walked into the cup, sat & began to scrape
& compress the sod & vegetation with the
same type movements as described for
Bairdi (8 June). He also picked pieces
of grass & three then on his shoulder
into the cup & pressed them down. No foot
stomping was noted however. There
was quite a bit of shuffling - the
bird wriggled around in the cavity. The
site was marked will be revisited.
(at warmer build an finer suite -
cast 1 Vth's area).
1 June These birds were very common - in the
Drummane & west towards the family lagoon.
There was much chasing going on. A shot
chase would end with the bird mid-sectin
warp a V shape & slide down into the ground.