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Holmes,R
1962
Ereunetes pusillus
9.
13 June Barrow. Alaska
The other - apparently in an aggressive way.
The courtship here & aggressive - See
Very simple - The males be checked for
The aerial motor used was just 30, 150, 60 sec.
17 June One nest located E. of Voth's Area - on the
south-facing grassy slope in depression
lined with grasses) + covered over by tall grasses
& sedge? - Yes. - probably 2 incubates - at
least 1 saw & display.
Nest-cup display. Displaying bird landed -
walked to clump - sat with cup + wagged
tail North & South - remained sitting for
about 20 sec - during which Jim - Dr. B walks
up & whirls her around him - finally he stops
up - walked about 6" - she sat up
& pecked (for - The stood pivoted about
< foot. By the time, Dr. B had gone
are about 15' away - + sat in another
such cup - again doing the tail waggle -
Dr. B son caught up - again stopped with the cup
after he was left it - then she stepped out -
The bird cocked tail during most time
(after partly cocked - sometimes fully). +
preen spread (wings out horizontally
forward to 4 - (in between cups) - at Descome
trine, The tail was cocked. No full courtship
posture ever seen. Know when the bird is