Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4221
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Holmes,R. 1960 8. Erolia fuscicollis 2 July Skroacik, Alaska The same time. Often during a chase, one bird (usually, the chaser) will display. In one instance, 2 birds were seen flying southward towards the pond and then flew out over it. Once, The chasing bird flew quickly ahead, set his wings at a 45°, and displayed. The other bird kept on going, paying no attention to the displaying bird. The displaying bird then fell into place and continued chasing. This happened twice during a 308 yard flight. When They were over the pond, a third bird joined them in the chase. The three continued south; one of them would display once or twice. Often during The chase, going-see was affected by the chaser (even when he did not set his wings, in the typical display pattern). Later, a bird was seen displaying. When he returned to the ground, he ran for a distance of about 2 feet in a hunched over posture (not the usual destructive display with tail spread, etc.) The bird then stood erect on a mound for 30 sec. It