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Holmes,R.
1962
Erolia alpina
4.
30 may BARROW, ALASKA
rush forward toward the ? & she would
turn & fly off for several feet - The ?
would be repeated. Occasionally - There
would be no flight but the birds would
keep on running in short sprints.
Once or their short flights ended in the
snow - both birds hunched down &
shuffled themselves out - situated
3-4" apart & facing each other.-
They then would fluffle about together
-finally taken, all + flying for
30+ sec. - not giving a decent
dramount screen trial . This over
a far at least an hour of dusk ? it
had been noted this afternoon. No
every-up or tail-up postures were
noted. Many of the clurler are
seen in pairs already - could there
"erolies" courtship displays report
their early courtship - fare i not
see now or is there a complete
different type?!