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Holmes, P.
1963
C. bairdii
28 may Barnes, Plosh
28th which have not settled boundaries -
but have claimed this area / expose
furnela. The amount / aerial displaying
was limited / One one dual-flyer.
29 may One collected - feeding by jabs specks at
Elsanbluff, 300 yards south / ookpik.
Two seen feeding together along Elsan
bluff.
30 may One seen heard in aerial display over
Voh area - Calceatrisito.
2 June Drum area - 3-4 birds - 3 seen in one chase,
amid chattering sounds still. One aerial
display heard.
An individual when landing kept his right
wing held vertically, while he gave the musical soft
wet-pitched trill (10 sec). He then lowered the
wing & began feeding. This happened 4 times,
each was preceded by a short flight from one
engaged polyptyx to another. No other
bird can seen in the vicinity.
Several minutes later, he flew to a mound
100' away, landed, kept 1 wing up before,
but cocked tail, gave a harsh, uneven
chatter or trill for 5 sec. The 5 sec 1 even musical
trill - as he walked toward another
individual (q?). Skirt turned + watched us,
he followed with fixed steel cocked, but