Field notes, v1670
Page 173
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Strong - 1921 Nine Mile Mt. 119, out the male and fired at him but the range was evidently too great, the three youngsters whirled off into their cedar balsam, and as I came closer the male rose and flew and I got him. The female flew off about one hundred yards and strutted back and forth on the edge of a balsam thicket, having secured the male, I went over and got her. I tried to find the young ends but could not locate them. Evidently the chicks were lying on this knoll covered with short heather basking in the sun. About half a mile further on I in the same sort of a place, a well grown chick flew up and dropped into the heather, on looking closer I saw a female Plannigan lying down in a slight indentation. I walked up within thirty feet and she rose up with crest raised "chukking" loudly. To my surprise a cock bird stepped up from a nearby hollow and stood with her chukking as well, both birds standing still with crests raised. I shot the male with the .40x. and five young chicks, this size of Valley Chirial, rose hard and flew off for about a hundred yards. The female merely strutted off, about twelve feet and continued her scolding. I watched her as she circled me, for about five minutes and then went on, having two cocks.