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Holmes, R
1962
Erolia alpina
57.
19 July Barrow, Alaska
early June. The calls are rare, given
in display flight after 1 July + just once
an undisturbed night - a type flypt,
shot excited flypt, i.e. when disturbed
from the nest + on ground.
20 July Flock of 13 or so at No. 1 Shroaik wammigan:
feeding at pond edge + ridges inbetween.
Nonesuch - no plat - but the bird a nest
#14 was still incubating - 4 intact eggs.
As I approached, the & stood up, fluted
b' off ladders - gave till then flew
off c low down flyt - lader
40' away - went a brief injury
display + then fled c mouse M
off Arryn (a fras [illegible]) - not
to be seen in the ground for 3
remained / My time I spent them
(several minutes).
Nest #2 Per T-3A - No. 100 was rechecked +
the two unhatched eggs were still there - when
cracked - they proved to be infertile - just a
mass of yolk + other material - no sign of
embryo.
Several groups of RB seen in No. 35
Ara - mostly feeding on the pond edge +
a ridges inbetween. Nobody were
but several were caught in traps (see catalog).
STERILE
EGGS