Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
| www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
Holmes,R
1962
26
Erolia algina
14 June Barrow Alaska
One bird nearly in display. Gave
long drawn out trill cubital product
with pitch lasted for at least 30 sec.
No sound was very semi-pl-like
note
Yesterday - a bird was seen with set V
wings given the tree-glider swiftly &
landing - with both wings up. It walked
several feet with then wing up, the
lowered them, ran 10' across a broom
& then 2 timber behind it - raised both
wings to 60° - tail & primaries down
- mounted & copulated around with
a wild beaten wings &
protruded the experiment
Then he jumped off - took
the air - a fine display
Flypt.
One of piteos 10 bird seen showed more
premieres.
15 June Nest found atzy Beoch Ridge - W. 17,
4 barrels - with 4 eggs - Pte 80
male was incubating - gave relatively
5 long distractive display - with tail depressed
& spread - body feathers ruffled - wings were
in molt.