Alaska species accounts, part 3, v4222
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Holmes,R 1960 Erobia alpina 8 June Barrow, Alaska Oke, which indicates that egg laying is near. 9 June—Several pair seen along Olson Logron. One a pair of birds flew and landed in another pairs territory. A chase ensued involving all 4 birds. The chase apparently left the territory centered a 2nd m. The third pair then took chase the 2 birds swiveld looked for The fundra for several minutes. Finally the 3rs seemed to get back to their own areas. When an established & see a foreign red-bird fly towards it, he flies up and straight toward the intruder. But down so, he holds his wings at a 45° L above the horizontal to utter the shrill trill. If the intruder had closed in too close the birds. 10 June Barrow—several pair seen along The Ridge west of Ft. Print Lake + near Skovnik. Sec. vidii. were collected. In the evening near Olson Logron (Ss. o/ Wohl), Three birds were watched for about 45 min. Two of the birds remained together constantly, + all three would meet in the course of their feeding even least