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Holmes,R
1964
C. pusillus
4 June Barrow, Alaska
Several in drum area - were chasing, accompanied
chatter, only 1 aerial "motorboat" song was heard.
5 June 2 chasing in Britton's Area.
6 June 2 chasing in AACS area - on flat tump at
[illegible] the (welded, folded wings normally -
No landing display / in air it had been
flying an upright, long sssssssssss.
One - Reprods it ran a few steps, assumed
a "scraping posture" with tail at 45-60°
(higher than RBS in equivalent posture), body
tipped forward
[illegible] - I could be a
contour, but soft motor boat a content
flier from the individual. The other bird which
had been nearly reached over to clump
also disappeared from view. Then, 20 sec.
later, both flew off. On inspection I
screwer, I found it to be located in a
dune clump / Arctogritis on a ledge.
Low polygon - cappilous serpul clump
[illegible] (except 3 pterostichus lears -
In North was block-sod = earth.
As I approached Neez - The adults appeared
and gave several short trials, staying just away.