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35.
C. Swerciillis
Holmes R.T.
1964
26 June Barrow, Alaska
One chasity seen today involved 4 878
(#5 + 12 + 2 other) - #5 (barel Neorn
2- landed - all fed - #2 very flushed
at the 2-tailed approach at 0730 - The
saw a mild ground display - first Men
all fed [the 2 mob at one point went
into displacement sleeping] - Then 811
arrived - clear followed - after gun
about 150 yds - all landed - 1411 supplies
one off performing a ground display hit
& chased off by a male (all hvalandids
#11's area) - returned about 30 sec later
chased a second bird - The third flew
off by itself. Appears to be a FLOCK
OF 2 878 - been joined at least temporarily
by #5 - but broken up by #12 - who
is still strongly territorial.
A lovely 9 near micromet shock - 8 (412)
landed nearby - gave a intense ground display
with vocalization - she tipped forward - raising
her tail folded wings to let the air + make
the white undertail cants obvious to A
6 who stepped in display. This
heavily passing 10g - whose strut might be
forced to do so one with a clutch already
capable - seems to be characteristic of this
species when there is no war or little