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Holmes,
1963
22 Jun Barrow, Alaska
area where he had before resumed
his feeding. No further interactions were
noted. The call noted 1 The WS
was a partly hued prit, not too difficult
for that 1 bruidii.
It [illegible] minutes later, Dec? While
was the individual involved - the
chasing - Jacqueline. He was
flushed from not solace continued
2 eggs. The egg were light green in background
color with very heavy Splotched
reddish-brown color - large end became
smaller toward the pointed end. The
next was on the east side the ridge, 50'
from the crest - a c slope? about 200-
ti steep but not polygonal
ground. It was surrounded by grass -
which formed c 20-25% cover over
egg. The cup was lined with
dense grass blocks.
The performed a display
as in other species. Tail depressed, spread,
very clumped to side, both feather
ruffled. He bent his chest and
through the grass, giving a series
soft squeal noises. He remained -
nocturnal pectoral about 8 hours