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Holmes,R
1962
5 June Barrow, Alaska
Ereunetes pusillus
One 8", just finished aerials, display,
Dod began t feed - when chosen pair
flew by. The fudle took flight, following
The pair. The chaser flew rapels w stmy
full wing beat - The set his wing V-
gleding behind the par - The receiver
level landed. All that time - he was
giving the long trill. This act - is
decanted wing trill - war: aggressive
actroi.
The aerial song flight is performed 5-10'
above the ground over. The bird flying
slowly or hovering a outstretched,
flight, descends evenig - where
vehicle rapidly.
The head is held up,
slightly and a tree is just jim - in-
blends into the motor-car wheel is
given centeniously for the remainder of the
flight (tape). then the bird lands - to
call after changes to an uneven tree-like
song which terminates when the bird is
standing. The wing actin quite different.
Thisspeler - what the wing-up act
is rarely seen. When the bird lands, the
are brought down & folded in place
normally. The only time they are held aloft