Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4221
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RTH 1964 23 June Barrow, Alaska C. fuscicollis 31. Nest check - #1,3,4,7,18 - had abird incubating, #5 did not (#4 was off for awhile (~5m)) - but returned while I was watching her. New Nest found by Maclean - 2 soulsly 1 the ridgy next to the gasoline - almost to the polygonal area toward gadius ridge. - 4 eggs. #11 - gave ground displays to the females for nests 4 & 7 within a 5 minute period. In our case - as in all ground displays, no or woolde de this for about 5 to 15 sec - then, bring wings into body and tail still cocked - then put tail with normal posit, turn + run off - #4 keeps on feeding. In our case today - when Mr. C brought his sweep with deer from the horizontal position - he kept the holder but away from horizontal body & the wrist was held horizontal - so that it [illegible] appeared as if the bird had Two "shelves" on each side extending beyond the cocked tail. Head was forward but slightly above the horizontal - The song was given continuously. I have yet to see any stepping. (The feet as was described by Drury - the breast walls regulating a farther body slightly from side to side.