Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4221
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Holmes,R. 1964 12 June Barrow, Alaska C. fuscicollis The PS follows, landing on the WR - who flew top flight, The PS following but then very ill - I glided down for display -- set wing -- landed. Another flu ave, flew on to ground first landed the right wing to the writing The, turned it if he raised the left, low- it's flew off in pursuit of the flying. Display cup #2. 1 sample - 100 yds from 4th) cupate map. Fled nervously - but was moving on course, heading for the cup - walked with care, then quailed out, made a wide circle around it + then moved back - settled, with tail at surface, head will just above ground Well - the roe - tscraped with feet - sent peers 1 lichen + br. sps. flying out behind- The scorched out - heavy tail high + devout clutch to ground - picked up see. bits of vegetal from the bottom cup. Then while standing outside - began the grass picking t throwing with a rapid, jerking motion (the head to the left - lie towards the cup. The scrape was a low mound, half covered with brown grass-sedge - half white lichen - Cup was left 1 sps. - cup bottom was very - More- Few scattered green "leafy" lichen - not well formed cup. Scrape site #1: was a similar site