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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